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17.351.6.52 7.14%
17.351.0.5 7.14%
17.287.0.14 50.00%
17.283.0.3 14.29%
17.282.0.1 14.29%
17.204.9.12 7.14%

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ATH.exe

By Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove ATH.exe
Version:   17.287.0.14
MD5:   eaad5a274ddb4f4c6f22aa47ee9e9d23
SHA1:   b924125b51ff2a970387f41b1c18f774bf25417f
SHA256:   80f7ae6154875a56316bd1f4c3e3d132326917fff910be90d752315083529767

What is ATH.exe?

Part of the Apple iTunes (AirTrafficHost) to iPhone/iPad wired/wireless synching application. ATH.exe is loaded when itunes.exe (iTunes by Apple) is launched and will remain running during the lifetime of iTunes. AirTrafficHost.framework allows Apple iOS mobile devices to comunicate over the wireless network.

Overview

ath.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent itunes.exe (iTunes by Apple Inc.). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Mobile Device Support published by Apple Inc., MobileMe Control Panel from Apple Inc. and MobileMe Control Panel by Apple Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:ath.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Description:ATH.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe
File version:17.287.0.14
Size:55.67 KB (57,008 bytes)
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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Apple Mobile Device Support
 Apple Inc.
8% remove
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...
MobileMe Control Panel
 Apple Inc.
24% remove
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...
Panel de control de MobileMe
 Apple Inc.
4% remove
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...
Systemsteuerung "MobileMe"
 Apple Inc.
11% remove
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...
Configuratiescherm MobileMe
 Apple Inc.
12% remove
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...
Pannello di controllo di MobileMe
 Apple Inc.
9% remove
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...
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 58376
  • [UDP] listens on port 62333
  • [UDP] listens on port 55002
  • [UDP] listens on port 53122
  • [UDP] listens on port 55629
  • [UDP] listens on port 61888
  • [UDP] listens on port 51554

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00499834%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00173371%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00326463%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:1,877,911 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:3,482,590/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:4/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:3.81 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):11.36 MB
    Private (minimum):9.42 MB
    Non-paged memory:3.81 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:106.97 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):119.37 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.71 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):11.39 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:38,610/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:1.05 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:81 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:217 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:465,914/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:287
    600
    GUI GDI count:4
    103
    GUI GDI peak:4
    142
    GUI USER count:2
    49
    GUI USER peak:2
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\303117901513555770419064r \\.\pipe\303117901513555770419064w --target 66adb6351a97379e254ba7e324b3d01131d40268 --library 3c44b2a8015b4e64
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\303084516474005415692r \\.\pipe\303084516474005415692w --target a5f2fa94bc7ffed8a96cd5f1fc1560902e5b96e9 --library ded2e12ae3f7c0d3
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\30304303525062683412612r \\.\pipe\30304303525062683412612w --target 4fceef2c1c36f7cae0f95acc63b8109462616b0e --library 99d418f8859eac5a
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\30291363-1255207581416384r \\.\pipe\30291363-1255207581416384w --target 7239ccaa57eb35c12660f11a958913d6a0749e23 --library 9ac3215e048471ce
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\302912981025620978416384r \\.\pipe\302912981025620978416384w --target a9a58bfcd5eb2d394b8962f0c70d285021fb644d --library 9ac3215e048471ce
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\30285108340624140414448r \\.\pipe\30285108340624140414448w --target 2f8c2c62a094e12f6ab2db518179e6103d844020 --library 43908bcd8b53c480
    • "C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\ath.exe" --pipe \\.\pipe\3028511892662572413836r \\.\pipe\3028511892662572413836w --target fe5f2bb9181cf131a7d85aa8f91932fcda4690dc --library 2bd5fb6739751134
    • (7 more)
    Owner:User
    Parent process:itunes.exe (iTunes by Apple Inc.)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    MSVCR80.dll
    Total CPU:24.00626396%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:8.69765151%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:15.30861245%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:556,891,799/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:109/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:620 KB
    1.16 MB
    ATH.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.01244781%
    Kernel CPU:0.00334026%
    User CPU:0.00910755%
    CPU cycles:275,014/sec
    Memory:48 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 8 21.43%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 21.43%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 14.29%
    Windows 7 Professional 14.29%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 7.14%
    Microsoft Windows XP 7.14%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 7.14%
    Windows 8 Pro 7.14%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 46.15% of ath.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 40.00%
    Acer 20.00%
    GIGABYTE 20.00%
    Dell 20.00%
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