Google Picasa
What is Google Picasa?
Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website. Picasa is 3 supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, and has Google+ integration for users of that service. Version 3.9 also removed integration with Picasa Web Albums for users of Google+. For organizing photos, Picasa has file importing and tracking features, as well as tags, facial recognition, and collections for further sorting. It also offers several basic photo editing functions, including color enhancement, red eye reduction, and cropping. Other features include slide shows, printing, and image timelines. Images can also be prepared for external use, such as for e-mailing or printing, by reducing file size and setting up page layouts.
Overview
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is picasa3.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 23.7 MB (24,852,895 bytes). PicasaUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: picasa.google.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\google\picasa
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{C3C50302-8909-4377-B5BC-790100842250}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 23.7 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Google Picasa
Program executable: | picasa3.exe |
Name: | Picasa |
Signed by: | Google Inc. |
Path: | C:\Program Files\google\picasa\picasa3.exe |
MD5: | d00c0a66b9f873488abdc857f680e890 |
| (From the publisher) “Picasa can transfer, find, organize, edit, print, and share images, all with this easy-to-use product. Watch Picasa automatically organize all your pictures into elegant albums by date. Having all your photos in one...” |
Additional files:
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PicasaPhotoViewer.exe - Picasa Photo Viewer
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moviethumb.exe - Picasa
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PicasaUpdater.exe
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npPicasa3.dll - Picasa plugin
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Picasa3i18n.dll
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qtsupport.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- Picasa3.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler (Picasa2ImportPicturesOnArrival).
Google Chrome Plugin
- npPicasa3.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npPicasa3.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npPicasa3.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@google.com/npPicasa3,version=3.0.0'.
Scheduled Task
- Picasa3.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DA7565D5-4A45-41B6-8683-2C5DD75F16EF}'.
How do I remove Google Picasa?
You can uninstall Google Picasa from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Google Picasa, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Google Picasa.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Google Picasa you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7
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Geography
66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
66.67% |
India |
16.67% |
Iran |
16.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Samsung |
50.00% |
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Dell |
50.00% |
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About Google Inc
Google provides Internet-based products and services such as advertising technologies, internet search, cloud computing, and software.
Publisher URL: www.google.com