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Should I remove Outil de mise à jour Google?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,332
United States Rank #36,397
Reach 0.0401%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.95 days
381.98 days >
Average installed length: 200.70 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.4.2432.1652 73.45%
2.4.2166.3772 1.01%
2.4.1970.7372 1.90%
2.4.1908.5032 0.63%
2.4.1895.7162 0.13%
2.4.1868.6292 0.13%
2.4.1851.5542 0.25%
2.4.1739.5352 0.25%
2.4.1698.5652 0.63%
2.4.1691.8062 0.25%
2.4.1636.7222 1.14%
2.4.1601.7122 1.39%
2.4.1591.6512 0.25%
2.4.1536.6592 6.32%
2.4.1508.6312 0.25%
2.4.1487.6512 0.51%
2.4.1399.3742 0.13%
2.4.1368.5602 0.25%
2.2.1111.1511 0.13%
2.2.1070.1219 0.13%
2.2.969.23408 0.25%
2.2.940.34809 0.13%
2.1.906.33905 0.13%
2.1.850.19570 10.24%
1.4.681.27779 0.13%

Other programs by Google Inc

Outil de mise à jour Google

What is Outil de mise à jour Google?  (from Google Inc)

Google Toolbar enhances Internet Explorer with a Google search box and other useful tools like a pop-up blocker, Web form filler, and spellchecker. Google Toolbar has a variety of new features to the add-on for IE 6.0+. Universal Google Gadgets now work from Google Toolbar and give users access to additional tools, fun...  Read more

Overview

Outil de mise à jour Google is a program developed by Google Inc. The most used version is 2.4.2432.1652, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is googleupdater.exe. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 2.33 MB (2,440,645 bytes). GoogleUpdaterSetup.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of Outil de mise à jour Google come from France, it is also popular in Canada and Belgium.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.google.com
Help link: pack.google.com:80/pack-support?hl=fr&gl=fr
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\google\google updater
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe" -uninstall
Estimated size: 2.33 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Outil de mise à jour Google

Program executable:googleupdater.exe
Name:Google Updater
Path:C:\Program Files\google\google updater\googleupdater.exe
MD5:8164468421dc9b0cf122721f3936ba0b
Additional files:
  • GoogleUpdaterSetup.exe - Outil de mise à jour Google
  • SearchWithGoogleUpdate.exe - GoogleToolbarNotifier
  • SearchWithGoogleUpdate_fr.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • GoogleUpdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Google Updater' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • GoogleUpdater.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Google Updater' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe" -check_deprecation.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • GoogleUpdater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GoogleUpdater.exe
Memory:5.34 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.6247667758%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.41472540%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.21004137%
0.015104% average
I/O reads/min:54.22 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:28.68 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Outil de mise à jour Google?

You can uninstall Outil de mise à jour Google from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Outil de mise à jour Google, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Outil de mise à jour Google.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 43%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 47.16%
Windows 7 29.20%
Windows XP 21.11%
Windows 10 2.53%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 38.72%
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.38%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.41%
Windows 7 Professional 3.72%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.21%

Distribution by countryGeography

70.79% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 70.79%
  Canada 14.16%
  Belgium 3.99%
  United States 3.73%
  MA 1.42%
  Switzerland 1.03%
  TN 0.77%
  DZ 0.77%
  Netherlands 0.51%
  Germany 0.39%
  Luxembourg 0.39%
  United Kingdom 0.26%
  Spain 0.26%
  Israel 0.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.04%
Acer 21.96%
Dell 16.09%
Toshiba 9.78%
GIGABYTE 4.57%
American Megatrends 3.48%
Intel 3.48%
Packard Bell 2.17%
ASUS 2.17%
Sahara 1.30%
Samsung 1.30%
Gateway 0.65%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 7.83%
TOSHIBA Satellite P200 4.27%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.85%
Dell Dell DXP061 2.14%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.14%
HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebo... 2.14%

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

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