Versions

3,0,0,10	63.27%
3,0,0,10	36.16%
2.0.2.0	0.57%

There are 3 versions of mDNSResponder.exe in the wild, the latest version being 3,0,0,10. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Bonjour-tjeneste' with the name 'Bonjour Service' and described as “Gjør det mulig for maskinvareenheter og programvaretjenester å automatisk konfigurere seg selv på nettverket og annonsere sin tilstedeværelse.”. . The average file size is about 390 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Apple Inc. by VeriSign. The programs Bonjour, BonjourCore and Bonjour-Druckdienste have been observed as installing specific variations of mDNSResponder.exe. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0020% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.28 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.16 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 32 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

Bonjour provides a general method to discover services on a local area network. The software is widely used throughout Mac OS, and allows users to set up a network without any configuration. It is used to find printers and file-sharing servers. iTunes uses Bonjour to find shared music, iPhoto to find shared photos. Bonjour for Windows and AirPort Base Stations may be configured to use Wide Area Bonjour which allows for wide area service discovery via an appropriately configured DNS server.