QTTask.exe

QuickTime by Apple

Remove QTTask.exe
Version:   7.7.3 (1680.64)
MD5:   8dda2b606279753601f9415da503ca63
SHA1:   234f24bdb1bf04e9c38da19c4b628c5a344d8660
SHA256:   2c9ad8218e150b6d50817991377ed3230a1672efbd7ae29d0cd9e55e2418c800

What is QTTask.exe?

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

About QTTask.exe (from Apple)

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 run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including QuickTime published by Apple Inc., QuickTime Alternative 3.2.2 from KL Software and QuickTime Alternative 3.2.2 by KL Software.

DetailsDetails

File name:qttask.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Product name:QuickTime
Description:QuickTime Task
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe
File version:7.7.3 (1680.64)
Product version:QuickTime 7.7.3 (1680.64)
Size:412 KB (421,888 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.281096
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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6% remove
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Codecs.com
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Electronic Arts
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KL Software
1% remove
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Nero AG
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Nero AG
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'QTTask.exe' → "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
  • 'QuickTime Task' → "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\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:0.00059431%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00029715%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00029715%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:712 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.81 MB
Private (minimum):948 KB
Non-paged memory:712 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:26.89 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):38.63 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.07 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.81 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:852/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:43
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.00%
Windows 7 Professional 5.50%
Windows 8 4.50%
Windows 8 Pro 4.50%
Windows 8.1 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.50%
Windows Vista Business 0.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview 0.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.06% of QuickTime.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 18.15%
Toshiba 17.78%
ASUS 14.07%
Sony 9.63%
Acer 7.04%
Intel 5.19%
GIGABYTE 2.96%
American Megatrends 1.11%
Sahara 0.74%
Samsung 0.74%
NEC 0.74%
MSI 0.74%
Lenovo 0.74%
Alienware 0.37%
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