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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

7.1 9.09%
7.0.3 9.09%
7.0.2 9.09%
6.5 45.45%
6.5 9.09%
6.3 18.18%

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteKeyA, RegEnumKeyA
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryA, ResetEvent, OpenProcess, GetProcAddress, CreateProcessA, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, GetVersionExA, TerminateProcess, ReleaseMutex, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetModuleHandleA, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, WaitForMultipleObjects, Sleep, GetACP, IsBadCodePtr, IsBadReadPtr, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetCPInfo, FlushFileBuffers, IsBadWritePtr, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, WriteFile, GetEnvironmentStrings, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetEnvironmentStringsW, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, FreeLibrary, CreateThread, GetModuleFileNameA, CreateMutexA, GetLastError, CreateEventA, GetOEMCP, VirtualFree, CloseHandle, HeapAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, ExitProcess, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetFileAttributesA, RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, GetVersion, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsSetValue, GetCurrentThreadId, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, HeapFree, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, TlsAlloc, SetLastError, TlsGetValue, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, ReadFile, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, InterlockedExchange, IsValidCodePage, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetLocaleInfoW, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetCurrentThread, TlsFree, FatalAppExitA, VirtualProtect, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, Shell_NotifyIconA
user32.dll
MessageBoxA, FindWindowA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageA, AppendMenuA, CreatePopupMenu, ModifyMenuA, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, DestroyMenu, EnableMenuItem, SetMenuDefaultItem, GetCursorPos, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenu, GetWindowLongA, DefWindowProcA, LoadStringA, LoadIconA, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassExA, CreateWindowExA, PostQuitMessage, SetWindowLongA, PostMessageA, wsprintfA, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, GetMenuStringA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA

QTTask.exe

QuickTime by Apple Computer

Remove QTTask.exe
Version:   7.1
MD5:   383145864f6543c97a7e1b78505d2f1c
SHA1:   ab41c620621c9ab3e2ebe2af8bd71162ae7377ca
SHA256:   5096a1d07f5ef31a9f579cb2393171b9a5829c787ff5f155b7bd6bb151352f9e

What is QTTask.exe?

QuickTime Task is part of the Apple QuickTime Player, a free multimedia player.

About QTTask.exe (from Apple Computer)

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them

Overview

qttask.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). This is typically installed with the program QuickTime 7 published by Apple Inc.. Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).

DetailsDetails

File name:qttask.exe
Publisher:Apple Computer, Inc.
Product name:QuickTime
Description:QuickTime Task
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe
File version:7.1
Product version:QuickTime 7.1
Size:276 KB (282,624 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.937103
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Apple Inc.
10% remove
QuickTime Player 7 supports older media formats, such as QTVR, interactive QuickTime movies, and MIDI files on Snow Leopard and OS X Lion. It also accepts QuickTime 7 Pro registration codes, which turn on QuickTime Pro functions. QuickTime Player 7 will be installed in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'QuickTime Task' → "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00007620%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005098%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002522%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:94 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:624 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.44 MB
Private (minimum):2.2 MB
Non-paged memory:624 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:26.9 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):39.77 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.44 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.9 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,249/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:48
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 45.45%
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.36%
Windows Vista Home Premium 9.09%
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of QuickTime.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 36.36%
Intel 36.36%
ASUS 18.18%
GIGABYTE 9.09%
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