What is chromiumpdate.dll?

chromiumpdate.dll is part of Chromium Update and developed by Chromium. according to the chromiumpdate.dll version information.

chromiumpdate.dll's description is "Chromium Update"

chromiumpdate.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Chromium\Update\1.3.99.0\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about chromiumpdate.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on chromiumpdate.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameChromium Update
Company nameChromium.
File descriptionChromium Update
Internal nameChromium Update
Original filenamechromiumpdate.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.
Product version1.3.99.0
File version1.3.99.0

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

Product nameChromium Update
Company nameChromium.
File descriptionChromium Update
Internal nameChromium Update
Original filenamechromiumpdate.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.
Product version1.3.99.0
File version1.3.99.0

Digital signatures [?]

chromiumpdate.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chromiumpdate.dll file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the chromiumpdate.dll file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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Generic

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Signatures

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Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

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SHA2567677fa4d86452d8c8a585508ca20dddf6ee22b9912493a4175c3c497f952958c

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I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

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