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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



googleearth.exe (googleearth.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 432 MB


In addition to the file name, googleearth.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Google
Product contains:Google Earth
File name contains:\Program Files\Google\Google Earth\client\googleearth.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

googleearth.exe -

googleearth.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



googleearth.exe (Google Earth)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.


In addition to the file name, googleearth.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Google
Product contains:Google Earth
File name contains:\Google\Google Earth\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://earth.google.com/


Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth


Win Patrol

googleearth.exe - Google Earth is a virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole, Inc. It maps the earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS 3D globe. The viewer will show houses, the color of cars, and even the shadows of people and street signs.

googleearth.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called googleearth.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
googleearth.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xa4b2eca89048eb5679fe69918a2ded9c 69632 bytes
2 0x9b52268895b75059712bc97d9cc74357 69632 bytes
3 0x37e0ab05cf8982a74f515c40c1d42e60 69632 bytes
4 0x33f60b9ff594c35e9f54d3fe149b5acc 69632 bytes
5 0x1cf45a0029b9c829e2e35cf82bea5856 69632 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xeefd95b7e808bc17d8544d0ab7a42408 462916 bytes
7 0x4ca4f6feb06cd76036c443449993ef55 69632 bytes
8 0x3719aff13d6bba8de7094bcb3c7b13a2 69632 bytes
9 0x7adb67d81c90ab1b0676a6a10c586b5a 69632 bytes
10 0x929e98bac36873b2ceb8014aeee67d57 442433 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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