What is software_reporter_tool.exe?

software_reporter_tool.exe is part of Chrome Cleanup Tool and developed by Google according to the software_reporter_tool.exe version information.

software_reporter_tool.exe's description is "Chrome Cleanup Tool"

software_reporter_tool.exe is digitally signed by Google Inc.

software_reporter_tool.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\7.58.0\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about software_reporter_tool.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on software_reporter_tool.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameChrome Cleanup Tool
Company nameGoogle
File descriptionChrome Cleanup Tool
Internal namechrome_cleanup_tool_exe
Original filenamechrome_cleanup_tool.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2015 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Product version7.58.0
File version7.58.0

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

Product nameChrome Cleanup Tool
Company nameGoogle
File descriptionChrome Cleanup Tool
Internal namechrome_cleanup_tool_exe
Original filenamechrome_cleanup_tool.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2015 Google Inc. All Right..
Product version7.58.0
File version7.58.0

Digital signatures [?]

software_reporter_tool.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGoogle Inc
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number2a9c21acaaa63a3c58a7b9322bee948d

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the software_reporter_tool.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the software_reporter_tool.exe file.

Folder name variants

software_reporter_tool.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\swreporter\7.58.0\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named software_reporter_tool.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56a50282084aef862be90df9fbf8d1563
SHA256cd348f89a3affea06aacfd38ac95f0909918f93b18ee68b17b0c4fef0772747e

Error Messages

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

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

software_reporter_tool.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.

Chrome Cleanup Tool has stopped working.

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

software_reporter_tool.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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