SoftwareUpdate.exe
Apple Software Update by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.2 |
| MD5: | 187e0d2ab859ad03393ddd731076be81 |
| SHA1: | a7e262272c6b5e8c2399c815ce700aecfc28f8cc |
| SHA256: | d5cded25873bad7d1fce1dcfcedbce4597a13f45134f9b9527aea322c4ddc30a |
What is SoftwareUpdate.exe?
Software Update is a software tool by Apple Inc. that installs the latest version of Apple software on computers. A Windows version has been available since the introduction of iTunes 7, under the name Apple Software Update. Software Update automatically informs users of new updates. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and QuickTime for Windows.
About SoftwareUpdate.exe (from Apple Inc.)
“On a Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista-based PC, you can use Apple Software Update for Windows to keep your Apple software up-to-date via the Internet. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Wi”
Details
| File name: | softwareupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Product name: | Apple Software Update |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\apple software update\softwareupdate.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.2 |
| Size: | 548.78 KB (561,952 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 26, 2009 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.347887 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
With a Windows PC, you can use Apple Software Update for Windows to keep your Apple software up-to-date via the Internet. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and QuickTime for Windows. In addition to releasing new versions of the system software at regular intervals, Apple also releases a stream of free software updates to enrich your computing experience. Windows automatically checks weekly for soft...
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 ...
“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
Scheduled tasks
- The task '{025997B9-D40F-4339-917F-3C36E28A6852}' runs on registration in the path '\{025997B9-D40F-4339-917F-3C36E28A6852}'
- The task 'AppleSoftwareUpdate' runs weekly in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS.0\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS1.1\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job'
- Entry path '\Apple\AppleSoftwareUpdate'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.02749766% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02140889% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00608877% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 109 ms/min | |
| User CPU time: | 5 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.61 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 1.77 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 972 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.61 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 57.28 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 59.07 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.9 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.52 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,237/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 914 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 44 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 36/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 50 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
10.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 8 |
5.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.22% of Apple Software Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
23.22% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
16.48% |
|
| ASUS |
16.48% |
|
| Toshiba |
11.99% |
|
| Acer |
10.49% |
|
| Lenovo |
4.49% |
|
| Sony |
4.49% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.37% |
|
| Intel |
2.25% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.50% |
|
| Samsung |
1.12% |
|
| Alienware |
0.75% |
|
| MSI |
0.75% |
|
| Compaq |
0.75% |
|
| NEC |
0.75% |
|
| Medion |
0.75% |
|
| Sahara |
0.37% |
|
