The file googleae.dll, known as GoogleAFE.dll, belongs to software Sample code for GoogleAFE by Google. The file googleae.dll is a direct link library (DLL) file that installs as a browser helper object (BHO) in the computer. This process is a browser plugin for the Internet browser, and is pre-installed in some Dell computers. This plugin adds functionality to the Internet browser by automatically searching Google for ambiguous websites or searches entered by the user. When the user enters the address of a website incorrectly in Internet Explorer (IE), GoogleAFE will automatically search Google for the website it believes you meant to enter. This automatic browser redirection gives Dell a small source of recurring income. Some computer users may not like this process particularly if Google is not their search engine. GoogleAFE can be easily removed or uninstalled from the computer if the browser redirection it provides is not considered necessary.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. googleae.dll. is used by GoogleAFE, If you shut down googleae.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop googleae.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is GoogleAFE, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed googleae.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as GoogleAFE, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if googleae.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that googleae.dll, belongs to, in this case GoogleAFE