APSDaemon.exe
Apple Push by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.19.1 |
| MD5: | 35ac4b63cbb9fb6b4472913e9948b517 |
| SHA1: | 3d8fcdba52b9be9f2245a41dda56a3e7a1510f92 |
| SHA256: | 104c7d5e97a680cdf660aa98e6e92447f0ff6b857a847cdafb0a9eb26086b5a4 |
What is APSDaemon.exe?
The Apple Push Notification Service is a service created by Apple Inc. that uses push technology through a constantly open IP connection to forward notifications from the servers of third party applications to the Apple devices; such notifications may include badges, sounds or custom text alerts.
Overview
apsdaemon.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Application Support published by Apple Inc., Apple Application Support from Apple Inc. and Apple Application Support by Apple Inc..
Details
| File name: | apsdaemon.exe |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Product name: | Apple Push |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\apple\apple application support\apsdaemon.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.19.1 |
| Size: | 57.85 KB (59,240 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes, QuickTime and other Apple installed products (do not remove this if you use any of these programs). If you remove this program you will need to reinstall it in order for iTunes to load. The program is also used to connect iTunes to the various iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
“Unlike traditional screen reader, VoiceOver is built into the operating system, so you can use new applications directly accessible. No need to buy an upgrade for VoiceOver, install a fresh copy and add the application to a "white list". Moreover, VoiceOver commands work the same in all applications, so when you learn to use them, you will for any accessible application.”
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. It is based on the WebKit engine, which is a fork of KDE's KHTML engine. Safari has a number of features. Some are specific to certain operating systems or platforms.
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'APSDaemon' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe"
Network connections
[TCP] st11p01st-courier151-bz.push.apple.com (17.172.232.201:5223)
[UDP] listens on port 63907
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00004248% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002077% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002170% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 359 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 6,590/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 8.36 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.1 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.1 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 8.36 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 109.13 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 116.97 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.11 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 26.41 MB | |
| Page faults: | 15,155/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 341 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 24 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 48 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 11 | |
| Handles: | 358 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 9 | |
| GUI USER count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 6 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| apsdaemon_main.dll (iCloud by Apple) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00010501% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003983% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006518% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,148/sec | |
| Memory: | 644 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001643% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001086% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000557% | |
| CPU cycles: | 450/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| APSDaemon.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001086% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000362% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000724% | |
| CPU cycles: | 271/sec | |
| Memory: | 52 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
8.50% |
|
| Windows 8 |
6.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
6.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.24% of Apple Push.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.88% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
17.71% |
|
| ASUS |
15.50% |
|
| Toshiba |
12.55% |
|
| Sony |
8.12% |
|
| Acer |
7.38% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.17% |
|
| Intel |
3.69% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.58% |
|
| NEC |
1.48% |
|
| Samsung |
1.11% |
|
| Sahara |
0.74% |
|
| Compaq |
0.74% |
|
| Alienware |
0.37% |
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