Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

11.2.2.3	5.42%
11.2.0.115	0.50%
11.2.0.114	0.10%
11.1.5.5	2.31%
11.1.4.62	0.40%
11.1.3.8	3.51%
11.1.2.32	2.71%
11.1.2.31	0.80%
11.1.1.11	3.11%
11.1.0.126	2.91%
11.0.5.5	3.91%
11.0.4.4	9.03%
11.0.3.42	2.21%
11.0.2.26	14.24%
11.0.2.25	1.71%
11.0.1.12	20.86%
11.0.0.163	5.52%
10.7.0.21	11.03%
10.6.3.25	4.41%
10.6.1.7	1.71%
10.6.0.40	0.80%
10.5.3.3	0.30%
10.5.2.11	0.70%
10.5.1.42	0.70%
10.5.0.142	0.50%
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10.2.2.12	0.30%
10.2.1.1	0.10%
10.0.1.22	0.10%
9.0.3.15	0.10%

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PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW

kernel32.dll

GetFileAttributesExW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, Sleep, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapCreate, HeapFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, HeapAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, GetLocaleInfoA, LCMapStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, VirtualFree, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, DecodePointer, EncodePointer

shlwapi.dll

PathAppendW, PathRemoveFileSpecW

user32.dll

wsprintfW, MessageBoxW

iTunesHelper.exe

iTunes by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove iTunesHelper.exe

Version:	10.2.2.12
MD5:	638c728f21ccc7ec4f8517a212c34353
SHA1:	cba999476c5aa0fd9443dceb33280a2f285834cf
SHA256:	891eec8fa33ba1b02a7d060f453b5987c417cdb1fb4fe1113c932b479a0886e6

What is iTunesHelper.exe?

Apple software includes iTunesHelper or iTunes Helper, is a program from Apple that runs in the background and monitors for the connection of any iPod or iPhone to the computer, if an iPod or iPhone is detected it will automatically launch the iTunes application. The functionality is the same on both Mac OS X and Windows PC’s.

About iTunesHelper.exe (from Apple Inc.)

“iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It lets you organize and play digital music and video on your computer. It can automatically download new music, app, and book purchases across all y”

Details

File name:	iTunesHelper.exe
Publisher:	Apple Inc.
Product name:	iTunes
Description:	iTunesHelper
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe
File version:	10.2.2.12
Size:	411.29 KB (421,160 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

iTunes

Apple Inc.

9% remove

Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad. iTunes is an application that allows the user to purchase and manage audio and video on a personal computer, acting as a front end for Apple's QuickTime media player. Officially, using iTunes is required in order to manage the audio of an ...

VoiceOver Kit

Apple Inc.

10% remove

“Enabling VoiceOver for iPod allows you to hear the names of songs, artists, and playlists spoken when listening to content on your iPod. If you have the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic or the In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic, you can also use VoiceOver to navigate playlists.”

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'iTunesHelper' → "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

Network connections

[UDP] listens on port 57200

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00096052%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00066570%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00029481%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	140 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	80,594/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	7.14 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	12.71 MB
Private (minimum):	12.64 MB
Non-paged memory:	7.14 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	127.3 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	129.8 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	12.71 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	12.73 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,498/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	864 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	5/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	218 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	12/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	11	12
Handles:	343	600
GUI GDI count:	11	103
GUI USER count:	12	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe"
Owner:	User

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	44.50%
Windows 8.1	15.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate	13.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro	5.50%
Windows 8	5.50%
Microsoft Windows XP	4.00%
Windows 7 Professional	3.50%
Windows 8 Single Language	2.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium	2.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	1.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition	1.00%
Windows 8.1 N	0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	0.50%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 51.50% of iTunes.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Hewlett-Packard	20.95%
Toshiba	18.97%
Dell	17.39%
ASUS	11.86%
Acer	9.09%
Lenovo	8.70%
Sony	3.95%
GIGABYTE	1.98%
Samsung	1.58%
Compaq	1.58%
NEC	1.58%
Sahara	0.79%
Alienware	0.79%
American Megatrends	0.79%

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