Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Relationships
Parent process
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AppleOSSMgr.exe
Boot Camp by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 4.0.0.1 |
| MD5: | d954cd0616a2bbd9c0dced2b5b3ddb21 |
| SHA1: | 4c2e070dbf373422b62a3731b9bcced6cad48ada |
| SHA256: | d6d4610fdf11ef097a8a0b47b680c9130a4d076182d102006434348bd1f220f3 |
What is AppleOSSMgr.exe?
This is the OS Manager portion of Boot Camp which provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows. Boot Camp is a utility included with Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard", v10.6 "Snow Leopard", and v10.7 "Lion" operating systems that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or GNU/Linux operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
About AppleOSSMgr.exe (from Apple Inc.)
“Boot Camp lets you install Windows on a Mac computer in its own partition, using a Microsoft Windows installation disc that you provide. After installation, you can use either Windows or Mac OS X on y”
Details
| File name: | appleossmgr.exe |
| Product name: | Boot Camp |
| Description: | Provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\appleossmgr.exe |
| File version: | 4.0.0.1 |
| Product version: | 4.0 |
| Size: | 219.38 KB (224,640 bytes) |
| Build date: | 6/13/2011 2:49 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Monday, June 27, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'AppleOSSMgr' (Apple OS Switch Manager)
- AppleOSSMgr
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.5 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.02 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.58 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.5 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 30.32 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 31.32 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.02 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.04 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,053/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 53 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | C:\Windows\System32\appleossmgr.exe |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | AppleOSSMgr |
| Display name: | Apple OS Switch Manager |
| Description: | “Provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
91.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 83.33% of Boot Camp.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Apple |
100.00% |
|
