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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetDllDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, WideCharToMultiByte, Process32Next, Process32First, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, CloseHandle, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, LoadLibraryW, DebugBreak, GetProcAddress, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, lstrlenW, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, LocalAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW
SyncServer.exe
By Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 17.669.22.23 |
| MD5: | 41fabd22bd6a01c6e8be6abd9eca9070 |
| SHA1: | 7068e25eef997c8bdbc97afb43116ebbf2cf124a |
What is SyncServer.exe?
This is the service portion of the Apple MobileDeviceHelper iTunes sync. AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe is installed along with the latest version of Apple iTunes and is used to sync your iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod or iPad with iTunes when you connect your device to your computer.
Overview
syncserver.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
applemobiledevicehelper.exe (by Apple). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Mobile Device Support published by Apple Inc., Apple Mobile Device Support from Apple Inc. and Apple Mobile Device Support by Apple Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | syncserver.exe |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Description: | SyncServer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\syncserver.exe |
| File version: | 17.669.22.23 |
| Product version: | 3.3.0.0 |
| Size: | 42.32 KB (43,336 bytes) |
| Build date: | 2/11/2014 8:26 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Apple Mobile Device Support is required and used for the synchronisation between an Apple mobile iOS devices (iPod, iPhone or iPad) and a PC through iTunes. If uninstalled, your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch may not appear under Devices in iTunes after you connect it to your Windows PC. Apple Mobile Device Service runs as a Windows service (Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS)) regardless if the user is running a connected Apple application...
Users who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a PC had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of iTunes, and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public fol...
MobileMe (replaced by iCloud) was a subscription-based collection of online services. MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. MobileMe had two different plans. The Individual plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. MobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using Push functions. When a user made a change to a con...
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00101814% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011791% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00090023% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 455 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 25,247/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.31 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 14.09 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 7.47 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.31 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 108.55 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 111.4 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.6 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 15.33 MB | |
| Page faults: | 12,389/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 241 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 1004 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 46 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 167 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 1 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.84% |
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| Windows 8 |
11.94% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.94% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.96% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
8.96% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
7.46% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.48% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.99% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
2.99% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.99% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.49% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.49% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.49% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.48% of syncserver.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.09% |
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| Toshiba |
17.39% |
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| ASUS |
13.04% |
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| Dell |
13.04% |
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| Acer |
10.87% |
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| Sony |
8.70% |
|
| NEC |
4.35% |
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| Alienware |
2.17% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.17% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.17% |
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