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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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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:   2.12.33.0
MD5:   a8aa9d47f971570a5162b862b80f87e8
SHA1:   ab1de96ac781be48bd0ea62623f5915f5d321e5d
SHA256:   d33a9a2b7838288e99b56b95a10e6b62e4eff973cf7ffa0073cc2a9145c0e11d

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) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). 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: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:2.12.33.0
Size:129.32 KB (132,424 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...
Apple Inc.
11% remove
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 different plans. The Individual plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. MobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using Push functions. When a user made a change to a con...

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:0.00000006%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000006%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.2 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.54 MB
Private (minimum):3.54 MB
Non-paged memory:2.2 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:38.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):39.72 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.54 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.54 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:85
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\bin\applemobiledeviceservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
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 (Services and Controller app 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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