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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

17.59.0.23 59.09%
17.58.0.21 4.55%
16.57.0.1 13.64%
2.50.39.0 13.64%
2.50.39.0 4.55%
2.12.33.0 4.55%

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, LookupAccountSidA, GetTokenInformation, FreeSid, SetSecurityInfo, OpenSCManagerA, SetServiceStatus, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetSecurityInfo, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExA, CreateServiceA, ChangeServiceConfig2A, SetEntriesInAclA, DeleteService, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey
kernel32.dll
ReadFile, SetEndOfFile, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, WaitForSingleObject, DeleteCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentThreadId, OutputDebugStringA, CreateEventA, GetLastError, LeaveCriticalSection, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcessId, EnterCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LocalFree, GetLocalTime, ReleaseMutex, CreateSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, SetDllDirectoryW, GetProcAddress, SignalObjectAndWait, SetEvent, GetTickCount, LoadLibraryExA, FormatMessageA, CreateMutexA, GetFullPathNameA, HeapSetInformation, lstrlenA, DeviceIoControl, CancelIo, CreateFileA, GetSystemPowerStatus, GetOverlappedResult, ResetEvent, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetCommandLineA, GetVersionExA, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, WriteFile, GetModuleFileNameA, LoadLibraryA, RtlUnwind, Sleep, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringA, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, HeapSize, GetLocaleInfoA, SetFilePointer, FreeLibrary
setupapi.dll
CM_Get_Device_IDA, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, CM_Get_Device_ID_Size, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, CM_Get_Child, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiOpenDeviceInfoA, CM_Get_Sibling, SetupDiGetClassDevsA
user32.dll
RegisterDeviceNotificationA, UnregisterDeviceNotification
userenv.dll
UnloadUserProfile, LoadUserProfileA
ws2_32.dll
WSAIoctl, WSACreateEvent, WSAResetEvent, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAAccept, WSAEventSelect, WSAWaitForMultipleEvents, WSACloseEvent, WSASetEvent
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

AppleMobileDeviceService.exe

Apple Mobile Device Service by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
Version:   17.58.0.21
MD5:   2e3e53a6aef23e24f402c7855b9b1542
SHA1:   ae044302e879bfc8e405612074e2103fe15cd875
SHA256:   0327d3609b2ea3705b35875a68c0ea3281983091b8ba56cf7cc0686e6cefd495

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 (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Apple Mobile Device) within the local user context. 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.
Product name:Apple Mobile Device Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledeviceservice.exe
File version:17.58.0.21
Product version:3.1.0.0
Size:140.8 KB (144,176 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, May 17, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, June 26, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.369864
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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...
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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000004%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000004%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.94 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.81 MB
Private (minimum):200 KB
Non-paged memory:1.94 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:20.09 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):21.09 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:200 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.83 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:81
600
GUI GDI count:4
103

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\fichiers communs\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledeviceservice.exe"
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Apple Mobile Device
Display name:Apple Mobile Device
Description:“Provides the interface to Apple mobile devices.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.82%
Windows XP Home Edition 31.82%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 9.09%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.55%
Windows Vista Ultimate 4.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 36.36% of Apple Mobile Device Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 80.00%
Acer 20.00%
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