What Is Chrome.exe? - FreeFixer

What is chrome.exe?

chrome.exe is part of Google Chrome and developed by Google Inc. according to the chrome.exe version information.

chrome.exe's description is "Google Chrome"

chrome.exe is digitally signed by Google Inc.

chrome.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Documents and Settings\aarne plaado\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\' folder.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on chrome.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	Google Chrome
Company name	Google Inc.
File description	Google Chrome
Internal name	chrome_exe
Original filename	chrome.exe
Legal copyright	Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Product version	0.0.0.0
File version	0.0.0.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name	Google Chrome
Company name	Google Inc.
File description	Google Chrome
Internal name	chrome_exe
Original filename	chrome.exe
Legal copyright	Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Google Inc. ..
Product version	0.0.0.0
File version	0.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

chrome.exe has a valid digital signature.

Property	Value
Signer name	Google Inc
Certificate issuer name	VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number	3144c06a6cfb5076c15d399572c69421

Folder name variants

chrome.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Documents and Settings\aarne plaado\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Documents and Settings\limb3\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\
• C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	f9dcb035b7751b4149be9a694b734614
SHA256	586e100547ea7a452c5e59ab04dc660cfdf5eb9dd6ed2063b200ee3b04a79732

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to chrome.exe:

chrome.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

chrome.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Google Chrome has stopped working.

End Program - chrome.exe. This program is not responding.

chrome.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

chrome.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with chrome.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with chrome.exe:

I will keep it I will remove it

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with chrome.exe. 47% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 45 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with chrome.exe.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

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