SoftwareUpdate.exe
Apple Software Update by Apple Inc. (Signed)
Overview
There are 7 versions of softwareupdate.exe in the wild, the latest version being 2.1.3. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 559.88 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Apple Inc. by VeriSign. The programs Apple Software Update, iTunes and Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver have been observed as installing specific variations of softwareupdate.exe.
What is softwareupdate.exe?
Software Update is a software tool by Apple Inc. that installs the latest version of Apple software on computers. A Windows version has been available since the introduction of iTunes 7, under the name Apple Software Update. Software Update automatically informs users of new updates. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and QuickTime for Windows.
About softwareupdate.exe (from Apple Inc.)
“On a Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista-based PC, you can use Apple Software Update for Windows to keep your Apple software up-to-date via the Internet. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Wi”
 Details
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| File name: | softwareupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Product name: | Apple Software Update |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\apple software update\softwareupdate.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 26, 2009 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Apple Software Update.)
ACDSee is a image organizer, viewer, and RAW / image editor programs for Microsoft Windows. ACDSee's main features are speed, lossless RAW/image editing, image batch processing, metadata (Exif/IPTC),...
With a Windows PC, you can use Apple Software Update for Windows to keep your Apple software up-to-date via the Internet. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and Q...
Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad....
“Enabling VoiceOver for iPod allows you to hear the names of songs, artists, and playlists spoken when listening to content on your iPod. If you have the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic or the In-E...”
“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 tur...”
This is the software driver package for the installed Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller. The driver package is required in order for the Asmedia ASM104x USB enabled device to function properly a...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of softwareupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled task
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job'
All file variations of softwareupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.25% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.25% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.25% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.75% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.25% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
0.75% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
0.25% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.25% |
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| 25 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 52.28% of Apple Software Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.85% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.23% |
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| Toshiba |
15.73% |
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| ASUS |
12.36% |
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| Acer |
10.67% |
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| Lenovo |
4.49% |
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| Sony |
4.12% |
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| Intel |
3.75% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.62% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.50% |
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| MSI |
1.12% |
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| Alienware |
0.94% |
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| Samsung |
0.75% |
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| Sahara |
0.37% |
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| Compaq |
0.37% |
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| NEC |
0.37% |
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| Medion |
0.37% |
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| Apple |
0.37% |
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