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17.921.1.49 6.25%
17.919.0.9 12.50%
17.894.1.3 34.38%
17.893.0.4 35.94%
17.860.2.5 9.38%
17.860.0.163 1.56%

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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

AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe

By Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe
Version:   17.860.0.163
MD5:   9da5f9909ef807e5a265fb66a70be4ab
SHA1:   dd8e5d7ba8b24d591cf9ae36e8cb15fdc0df6c21
SHA256:   a01a32aa2684d0ae970626fc27034e868a1bc5f72fa2fec27e5bbcbbd13b7775

What is AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe?

This is the bootstrapper/helper 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. If you are running Windows XP, before the installation of Service Pack 2, this service was required for use with the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service.

Overview

applemobiledevicehelper.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent itunes.exe (iTunes by Apple Inc.). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Mobile Device Support published by Apple Inc., MobileMe Control Panel from Apple Inc. and MobileMe Control Panel by Apple Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:applemobiledevicehelper.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Description:MobileDeviceHelper
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledevicehelper.exe
File version:17.860.0.163
Product version:3.3.0.0
Size:53.85 KB (55,144 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 25, 2013
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...
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 62147

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00005513%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001172%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00004341%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:203 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:5,802/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:5.5 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):5.33 MB
    Private (minimum):5.33 MB
    Non-paged memory:5.5 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:92.11 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):99.52 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:5.33 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):14.12 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:49,279/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:89 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:6 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:12 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:242
    600
    GUI GDI count:4
    103
    GUI GDI peak:4
    142
    GUI USER count:2
    49
    GUI USER peak:2
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledevicehelper.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\3023913771170072187185352 --parentpipe
    Owner:User
    Parent process:itunes.exe (iTunes by Apple Inc.)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    MSVCR80.dll
    Total CPU:0.00009957%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001629%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00008328%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:2,552/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:620 KB
    1.16 MB
    AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00002172%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001448%
    User CPU:0.00000724%
    CPU cycles:302/sec
    Memory:48 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 34.38%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 15.63%
    Windows 8 14.06%
    Windows 8 Pro 9.38%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.25%
    Microsoft Windows XP 6.25%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 3.13%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 3.13%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.56%
    Windows 8.1 1.56%
    Windows Vista Business 1.56%
    Windows 7 Enterprise 1.56%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.56%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 54.84% of applemobiledevicehelper.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 22.22%
    Acer 17.78%
    ASUS 17.78%
    Dell 17.78%
    Toshiba 13.33%
    Intel 4.44%
    GIGABYTE 4.44%
    American Megatrends 2.22%
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