What is npGoogleUpdate3.dll?

npGoogleUpdate3.dll is part of Google Update and developed by Google Inc. according to the npGoogleUpdate3.dll version information.

npGoogleUpdate3.dll's description is "Google Update"

npGoogleUpdate3.dll is digitally signed by Google Inc.

npGoogleUpdate3.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.3.21.57\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on npGoogleUpdate3.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameGoogle Update
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Update
Internal nameGoogle Update
Original filenamenpGoogleUpdate3.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.
Product version1.3.21.57
File version1.3.21.57

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

Product nameGoogle Update
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Update
Internal nameGoogle Update
Original filenamenpGoogleUpdate3.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.
Product version1.3.21.57
File version1.3.21.57

Digital signatures [?]

npGoogleUpdate3.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGoogle Inc
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number671e575f54ec3b53c2b02e2e0beac5ec

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b226054bfa3d3a1920f7b95e54f3e87d
SHA256efb0c3315e9305fa57d6ce1f5c44ba26950f8fae3e8355d47c55dc2c2a8e3fcb

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 16 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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