APSDaemon.exe
Apple Push by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.2.9.2 |
| MD5: | 61e4289e91e88c90478d7f4beb10dcf7 |
| SHA1: | cef0780b78d1cf2c2dbf1b6c6916bf7312ce1e23 |
| SHA256: | 1d0f4034e0111cf5758f470c15a22a0a28eb8269cb5bf07222c9c0fb07a15c55 |
What is APSDaemon.exe?
The Apple Push Notification Service is a service created by Apple Inc. that uses push technology through a constantly open IP connection to forward notifications from the servers of third party applications to the Apple devices; such notifications may include badges, sounds or custom text alerts.
Overview
apsdaemon.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Application Support published by Apple Inc., Compatibilidad con Aplicaciones de Apple from Apple Inc. and Compatibilidad con Aplicaciones de Apple by Apple Inc..
Details
| File name: | apsdaemon.exe |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Product name: | Apple Push |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\apple\apple application support\apsdaemon.exe |
| File version: | 2.2.9.2 |
| Size: | 58.32 KB (59,720 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/16/2013 8:13 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes, QuickTime and other Apple installed products (do not remove this if you use any of these programs). If you remove this program you will need to reinstall it in order for iTunes to load. The program is also used to connect iTunes to the various iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
“Unlike traditional screen reader, VoiceOver is built into the operating system, so you can use new applications directly accessible. No need to buy an upgrade for VoiceOver, install a fresh copy and add the application to a "white list". Moreover, VoiceOver commands work the same in all applications, so when you learn to use them, you will for any accessible application.”
Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes, QuickTime and other Apple installed products (do not remove this if you use any of these programs). If you remove this program you will need to reinstall it in order for iTunes to load. The program is also used to connect iTunes to the various iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes, QuickTime and other Apple installed products (do not remove this if you use any of these programs). If you remove this program you will need to reinstall it in order for iTunes to load. The program is also used to connect iTunes to the various iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
“Para simplificar o uso dos computadores pelos cegos e pessoas com dificuldade visual, a Apple oferece uma solução já presente em cada Mac: VoiceOver. Uma solução com excelente custo-benefício, confiável, fácil de aprender, prática e agradável.”
Apple Application Support suorittamiseen vaaditaan iTunes, QuickTime ja muut Applen asennetut tuotteet (älä poista tätä, jos käytät jotakin näistä ohjelmista). Jos poistat ohjelman sinun tulee asentaa uudelleen, jotta iTunesin lataamaan.Ohjelma käytetään myös yhteyden iTunes eri iOS laitteita, kuten iPhone, iPad ja iPod Touch.
“A Apple oferece uma solução integrada em todos os Mac para tornar mais fácil a utilização do computador por pessoas invisuais ou com dificuldades de visão. Esta funcionalidade, denominada VoiceOver, é fiável, fácil de aprender e simples de utilizar.”
Apple Application Support (on Windows) is included when you install Quicktime.
“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.”
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 ...
“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.”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'APSDaemon' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe"
Network connections
[TCP] 17.172.233.119:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.198:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.154:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.147:5223
[TCP] 17.149.32.11:5223
[TCP] 17.172.232.116:5223
[TCP] 17.149.32.34:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.124:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.86:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.123:5223
[TCP] 17.149.36.137:5223
[TCP] 17.172.232.214:5223
[TCP] 17.172.232.118:5223
[UDP] listens on port 60143
[UDP] listens on port 52987
[UDP] listens on port 59117
[UDP] listens on port 62522
[UDP] listens on port 49676
[UDP] listens on port 53632
[UDP] listens on port 63327
[UDP] listens on port 60623
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00097683% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00049812% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00047871% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 595,131 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 230,834/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 6.15 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 13.37 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 10.25 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 6.15 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 113.03 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 121.63 MB | |
| Working set: | 10.72 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 17.03 MB | |
| Page faults: | 14,142/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 1.3 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 41 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 6.11 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 223/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 11 | |
| Handles: | 381 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 9 | |
| GUI USER count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 8 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\apple application support\apsdaemon.exe" -embedding
- "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\apple application support\apsdaemon.exe"
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| wow64win.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.01863821% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01863821% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 41,757/sec | |
| Memory: | 360 KB | |
| apsdaemon_main.dll (iCloud by Apple) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00214409% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00094701% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00119708% | |
| CPU cycles: | 17,388/sec | |
| Memory: | 660 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00089354% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00053479% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00035875% | |
| CPU cycles: | 15,214/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| APSDaemon.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00082742% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00054444% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00028299% | |
| CPU cycles: | 18,900/sec | |
| Memory: | 52 KB | |
| RPCRT4.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00064315% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00064315% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,120/sec | |
| Memory: | 776 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
8.50% |
|
| Windows 8 |
6.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
6.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.24% of Apple Push.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.88% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
17.71% |
|
| ASUS |
15.50% |
|
| Toshiba |
12.55% |
|
| Sony |
8.12% |
|
| Acer |
7.38% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.17% |
|
| Intel |
3.69% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.58% |
|
| NEC |
1.48% |
|
| Samsung |
1.11% |
|
| Sahara |
0.74% |
|
| Compaq |
0.74% |
|
| Alienware |
0.37% |
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