AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
By Apple Inc. (Signed)
Overview
AppleMobileDeviceService.exe has 10 known versions, the most recent one is 17.327.4.24. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'Apple Mobile Device' and described as “Provides the interface to Apple mobile devices.”. . The average file size is about 50.08 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Apple Inc. by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Apple Mobile Device Support, MobileMe Control Panel and Panel de control de MobileMe have been observed as installing specific variations of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0015% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.34 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 10.43 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 384 Bytes per minute for reads and 9 Bytes per minute for writes.
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.
Details |
File name: | AppleMobileDeviceService.exe |
Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
Description: | MobileDeviceService |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledeviceservice.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Windows Service |
Service name: | Apple Mobile Device |
Description: | “Provides the interface to Apple mobile devices.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe.)
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 ...
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, ...
MobileMe (replaced by iCloud) was a subscription-based collection of online services. MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. MobileMe had two ...
MobileMe (replaced by iCloud) was a subscription-based collection of online services. MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. MobileMe had two ...
“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...”
MobileMe (replaced by iCloud) was a subscription-based collection of online services. MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. MobileMe had two ...
MobileMe (replaced by iCloud) was a subscription-based collection of online services. MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. MobileMe had two ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.75% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.25% |
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Windows 8.1 |
10.25% |
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Windows 8 |
5.75% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.75% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.50% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
3.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.50% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
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Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
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Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.50% |
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Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 49.75% of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
20.93% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
17.76% |
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Toshiba |
15.70% |
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ASUS |
11.21% |
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Acer |
8.22% |
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Lenovo |
8.22% |
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Sony |
7.48% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.18% |
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Intel |
2.24% |
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Alienware |
1.31% |
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Samsung |
0.75% |
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American Megatrends |
0.75% |
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Compaq |
0.75% |
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NEC |
0.75% |
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Sahara |
0.37% |
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MSI |
0.37% |
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