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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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1,630,14,0 18.18%
1,550,54,0 27.27%
1,550,54,0 18.18%
1,550,36,0 36.36%

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distnoted.exe

distnoted by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove distnoted.exe
Version:   1,550,54,0
MD5:   c052b448e3a413c9bf293ea9b22a001f
SHA1:   9de7857fe4509b9fa8f43072d7153a9d6555e46e
SHA256:   930e7246ff63672f0e55cb9086fb57bd83449ce5518d346f2ae666f6c501d54d

What is distnoted.exe?

Provides distributed notifications services.

Overview

distnoted.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe (by Apple). 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.. The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:distnoted.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Product name:distnoted
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\apple\apple application support\distnoted.exe
File version:1,550,54,0
Size:12.78 KB (13,088 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, May 17, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, June 26, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.247140
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Apple Inc.
6% remove
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.
Apple Inc.
8% remove
Apple Inc.
9% remove

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000064%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000064%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:5 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:303,689/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.36 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.15 MB
Private (minimum):3.15 MB
Non-paged memory:1.36 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:61.07 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):61.07 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.15 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.65 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,381/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:799 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:430 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:85/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:62
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:4
142
GUI USER count:1
49
GUI USER peak:1
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\apple\apple application support\distnoted.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe (by Apple)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 45.45%
Windows XP Home Edition 36.36%
Windows XP Professional 18.18%
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