How to remove an GoogleUpdaterService error

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GoogleUpdaterService.exe file information

The process known as gusvc or Google Updater Service belongs to software Google Updater or Google Updater Service or Google Software Updater or TuneUp Utilities (version 2008) or Google Updater Service, Google Updater Service or CS Source MusicPlayer by Google (toolbar.google.com).

Description: The file GoogleUpdaterService.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 138,680 bytes (47% of all occurrences), 137,200 bytes and 9 more variants.
File GoogleUpdaterService.exe is a Verisign signed file. The program has no visible window. GoogleUpdaterService.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. It is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 21% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you have any problems with GoogleUpdaterService.exe, you may want to remove the entire program CS Source MusicPlayer or Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer using Windows Control Panel.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as GoogleUpdaterService.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the GoogleUpdaterService.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Part of google updater service
sf

gehört wohl zu dem update service für die google tools, jedoch bekam ich bei der installation einen bluescreen und firewall, sowie antivir warne aus und ich hatte keine berechtigungen mehr sie zu installieren, also ich persönlich mag den prozess nicht und finde ihn leicht unnütz, vorallem, weil ich google nicht traue...
Raiden (further information)

The Google Updater Service is a Windows service that updates Google software that users have chosen to install. It ensures users have the most current software available.
Alex (further information)

Despite disabling it in Scheduled Tasks, and using Autoruns to do the same, always turns itself back on. Any program that so clearly runs contrary to the users wishes must be classed as "dangerous." But it does not appear to be spyware.
jm

Although the Google searching service is outstanding, they also have a bad record of intrusion and collusion. Therefore, anything and everything planted by Google should be suspect, most especially when it is an automatic service instead of being on-call only, and most especially if it was put on my machine without my knowledge.
gen-X (further information)

My computer was rebooting at odd times and just before the ERROR messages in my event log, there was gusvc as an event. I started deleting all google stuff to see if the problem stopped.
XB

Summary: Average user rating of GoogleUpdaterService.exe: based on 7 votes with 6 reviews.

1 user think GoogleUpdaterService.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 1 user doesn't grade GoogleUpdaterService.exe ("not sure about it").

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