It just happens without your say so.Ĭorrect that. Unlike just about any other update mechanism I can recall, Google Software Update doesn’t ask permission to install updates when a new one becomes available.
What are these things and do I need them?Īs the names imply, these are processes that automatically work in the background to keep your Google software-Picasa, Google Earth, Chrome, etc-up to date.
When I looked at its Network Monitor window I couldn’t help but notice the many times Google Software Update, Google Software Update via ksfetch, and GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon appeared.
I recently installed Little Snitch to help resolve some network problems I was having. Reader Bill Carmichael has discovered something going on behind the scenes that concerns him.
