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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
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Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

7.7.5 (1680.95.13) 5.43%
7.7.4 (1680.86) 25.57%
7.7.3 (1680.64) 42.08%
7.7.2 (1680.56) 11.31%
7.7.1 (1680.42) 4.52%
7.7 (1680.34) 2.26%
7.6.9 (1680.9) 2.94%
7.6.8 (1675) 0.90%
7.6.7 (1675) 1.13%
7.6.6 (1673) 0.23%
7.6.6 (1671) 1.13%
7.6.5 (1327.80) 0.45%
7.6 (1292) 0.23%
7.5 (861) 0.68%
7.4 0.23%
7.3.1 0.23%
7.1.6 0.68%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueA, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyA
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
GetVersionExA, WaitForSingleObject, CreateProcessA, ResetEvent, SetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, Sleep, CreateThread, GetLastError, CreateMutexA, LoadLibraryExA, GetModuleHandleA, GetSystemDirectoryA, TerminateProcess, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, ReleaseMutex, GetCurrentProcessId, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, GetTimeZoneInformation, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, FindFirstFileA, GetLocaleInfoW, HeapSize, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, OpenProcess, FindClose, CloseHandle, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, CreateEventA, GetModuleFileNameA, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, CreateFileA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, ExitProcess, MultiByteToWideChar, GetFileAttributesA, RtlUnwind, GetCommandLineA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentThread, LCMapStringA, WideCharToMultiByte, LCMapStringW, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, FatalAppExitA, WriteFile, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, InterlockedExchange, SetEnvironmentVariableW
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, ShellExecuteA
user32.dll
LoadIconA, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassExA, CreateWindowExA, SetWindowLongA, GetWindowLongA, DefWindowProcA, PostQuitMessage, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, DestroyMenu, SetMenuDefaultItem, GetCursorPos, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenu, CreatePopupMenu, GetMenuStringA, ModifyMenuA, EnableMenuItem, FindWindowA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageA, AppendMenuA, MessageBoxA, LoadStringA, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, PostMessageA, wsprintfA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA

QTTask.exe

QuickTime by Apple

Remove QTTask.exe
Version:   7.1.6
MD5:   7fbe43046efdf24fc9375024e4d02ac9
SHA1:   0b0398dccda17ca139f22c39a62ba77f4635e94a
SHA256:   de041a464ba8fa7155f4f0781f29540d144d95cabc5713a71f2792c3369801d5

What is QTTask.exe?

QuickTime Task is part of the Apple QuickTime Player, a free multimedia player.

About QTTask.exe (from Apple)

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them

Overview

qttask.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program QuickTime 7 published by Apple Inc..

DetailsDetails

File name:qttask.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Product name:QuickTime
Description:QuickTime Task
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe
File version:7.1.6
Product version:QuickTime 7.1.6
Size:276 KB (282,624 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.281096
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Apple Inc.
10% remove
QuickTime Player 7 supports older media formats, such as QTVR, interactive QuickTime movies, and MIDI files on Snow Leopard and OS X Lion. It also accepts QuickTime 7 Pro registration codes, which turn on QuickTime Pro functions. QuickTime Player 7 will be installed in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'QTTask.exe' → "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
  • 'QuickTime Task' → "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'QuickTime Task' → "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000007%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000004%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000003%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:956 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.66 MB
Private (minimum):2.66 MB
Non-paged memory:956 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:26.93 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):38.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.66 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.98 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:46
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.00%
Windows 7 Professional 5.50%
Windows 8 4.50%
Windows 8 Pro 4.50%
Windows 8.1 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.50%
Windows Vista Business 0.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview 0.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.06% of QuickTime.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 18.15%
Toshiba 17.78%
ASUS 14.07%
Sony 9.63%
Acer 7.04%
Intel 5.19%
GIGABYTE 2.96%
American Megatrends 1.11%
Sahara 0.74%
Samsung 0.74%
NEC 0.74%
MSI 0.74%
Lenovo 0.74%
Alienware 0.37%
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