APSDaemon.exe
Apple Push by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.2.10.8 |
| MD5: | 47833576f0bee0ad7b45109982b769bd |
| SHA1: | 82e86c7373cd6b4b8fa6e69c57ef8c76709e21fb |
| SHA256: | ecc2f6d0167c7aa9139df6760b60eca62bbab03ce8cd4fb8754b68bf0d28c9d4 |
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 iTunes published by Apple Inc., iTunes from Apple Inc. and iTunes 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: | 2.2.10.8 |
| Size: | 58.32 KB (59,720 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/16/2013 10:13 PM |
| 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
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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] 17.172.232.73:5223
[TCP] 17.172.233.125:5223
[TCP] 17.149.32.35:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.114:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.132:5223
[TCP] 17.172.232.100:5223
[TCP] 17.149.32.69:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.129:5223
[TCP] 17.172.233.127:5223
[TCP] 17.149.37.19:5223
[TCP] 17.172.232.173:5223
[TCP] 17.172.232.186:5223
[TCP] 17.172.233.113:5223
[UDP] listens on port 65247
[UDP] listens on port 62789
[UDP] listens on port 62397
[UDP] listens on port 58791
[UDP] listens on port 62816
[UDP] listens on port 62731
[UDP] listens on port 64396
[UDP] listens on port 56962
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00104955% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00059567% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00045388% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 53,729 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 111,800/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.73 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 13.68 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 9.66 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.73 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 113.56 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 123.17 MB | |
| Working set: | 11.03 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 15.06 MB | |
| Page faults: | 19,545/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 106 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 21 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 1.69 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 62/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 11 | |
| Handles: | 388 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 9 | |
| GUI USER count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 7 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| apsdaemon_main.dll (iCloud by Apple) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00712275% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00423463% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00288812% | |
| CPU cycles: | 172,342/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 656 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00212029% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00109561% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00102468% | |
| CPU cycles: | 58,124/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| APSDaemon.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00112095% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00068446% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00043648% | |
| CPU cycles: | 31,894/sec | |
| Memory: | 52 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00002961% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002961% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 672/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.23 MB | |
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% |
|
