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VersionsAdditional versions

17.327.4.24 8.04%
17.327.4.11 0.35%
17.323.0.9 12.06%
17.96.2.2 30.47%
17.96.0.8 37.59%
17.89.0.42 5.22%
17.89.0.12 3.24%
17.88.0.8 2.12%
17.88.0.7 0.85%
17.64.0.7 0.07%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetDllDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, WideCharToMultiByte, Process32Next, Process32First, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, CloseHandle, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, LoadLibraryW, DebugBreak, GetProcAddress, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, lstrlenW, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, LocalAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW

AppleMobileDeviceService.exe

By Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
Version:   17.327.4.11
MD5:   f518545e5b7623ad49abe7f8776efa46
SHA1:   db0225a8a12bfe4c262e11a0c41b5869bcf3f6b1

What is AppleMobileDeviceService.exe?

This is the service portion of the Apple MobileDeviceHelper iTunes sync. AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe is installed along with the latest version of Apple iTunes and is used to sync your iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod or iPad with iTunes when you connect your device to your computer.

Overview

AppleMobileDeviceService.exe runs as a service under the name Apple Mobile Device with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Mobile Device Support published by Apple Inc., Apple Mobile Device Support from Apple Inc. and Apple Mobile Device Support by Apple Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Description:MobileDeviceService
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledeviceservice.exe
File version:17.327.4.11
Product version:3.3.0.0
Size:42.32 KB (43,336 bytes)
Build date:12/7/2013 7:16 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Apple Mobile Device Support
 Apple Inc.
8% remove
Apple Mobile Device Support is required and used for the synchronisation between an Apple mobile iOS devices (iPod, iPhone or iPad) and a PC through iTunes. If uninstalled, your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch may not appear under Devices in iTunes after you connect it to your Windows PC. Apple Mobile Device Service runs as a Windows service (Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS)) regardless if the user is running a connected Apple application...
MobileMe Control Panel
 Apple Inc.
24% remove
Users who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a PC had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of iTunes, and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public fol...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Apple Mobile Device'
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 60457
  • [UDP] listens on port 57925
  • [UDP] listens on port 58598

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00008864%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00008132%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00000732%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:19,475 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:959,712/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:9/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.94 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):6.84 MB
    Private (minimum):6.46 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.94 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:92.44 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):95.38 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:6.56 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):9.15 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:4,061/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:5 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:9
    12
    Handles:165
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledeviceservice.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:Apple Mobile Device
    Description:“Provides the interface to Apple mobile devices.”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 39.50%
    Windows 8.1 17.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 11.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 7.50%
    Windows 8 4.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 3.00%
    Microsoft Windows XP 3.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
    Windows 8.1 N 1.00%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 1.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 1.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 53.00% of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 20.08%
    Dell 19.67%
    Toshiba 17.21%
    ASUS 13.93%
    Lenovo 9.84%
    Acer 8.20%
    Sony 3.28%
    GIGABYTE 2.46%
    Alienware 2.05%
    Samsung 1.64%
    Sahara 0.82%
    American Megatrends 0.82%
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