Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

10.4.1.10 25.00%
10.4.0.80 5.56%
10.4.0.80 2.78%
10.2.2.14 19.44%
10.1.1.4 2.78%
10.1.0.56 8.33%
10.0.0.68 22.22%
9.1.0.79 8.33%
8.0.2.20 5.56%

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, CloseServiceHandle, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, LockServiceDatabase, ChangeServiceConfig2A, UnlockServiceDatabase, QueryServiceStatusEx, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceA, RegEnumKeyExA, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA, RegDeleteKeyA
cfgmgr32.dll
CM_Get_Device_ID_Size, CM_Get_Device_IDA, CM_Get_Parent, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, CM_Query_And_Remove_SubTreeW, CM_Setup_DevNode, CMP_WaitNoPendingInstallEvents
kernel32.dll
DllMain, CloseHandle, OpenMutexA, GetCommandLineA, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, LoadLibraryExA, CreateMutexA, SetErrorMode, WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventA, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, Sleep, CreateThread, OutputDebugStringA, SetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, Process32Next, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, lstrcpyA, OpenEventA, TerminateThread, GetExitCodeThread, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileA, GetOverlappedResult, LoadLibraryA, GetTimeZoneInformation, ReadFile, GetFileSize, GetVolumeInformationA, GetTickCount, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, IsDBCSLeadByte, FlushFileBuffers, WriteFile, GetLogicalDrives, GetFileAttributesA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetDiskFreeSpaceExA, GetFileAttributesExA, GetLogicalDriveStringsA, CopyFileW, SetFilePointer, CreateFileW, GetModuleFileNameW, DebugBreak, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreA, HeapSetInformation, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetSystemDefaultLangID, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, HeapSize, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, SetLastError, SetEnvironmentVariableA, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrcmpiA, lstrlenA, GetModuleHandleA, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoA, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, TryEnterCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetStartupInfoA, HeapReAlloc, ExitThread, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, RtlUnwind, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualAlloc, VirtualProtect, HeapAlloc
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoSuspendClassObjects, CoInitializeSecurity, CoResumeClassObjects, IIDFromString, CoTaskMemAlloc
rpcrt4.dll
UuidFromStringW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, SetupDiGetDeviceInstallParamsA, SetupDiCallClassInstaller, SetupDiSetClassInstallParamsA, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA
user32.dll
LoadStringA, CharNextA, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, PostQuitMessage, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, GetPropA, DefWindowProcA, DestroyWindow, SetPropA, SetTimer, SendMessageA, wsprintfA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, MessageBoxA, CharNextW, PostThreadMessageA, CharUpperA, UnregisterDeviceNotification
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueA

iPodService.exe

iTunes by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove iPodService.exe
Version:   10.4.0.80
MD5:   3a6d4d8abacf64292d060c9e06d2050d
SHA1:   9473574aa2e5fb0c2523c3120cd7ea30a4f5dd2a
SHA256:   cd16ca0e16667e3c0263dc8d1bc53c5bad700cdcd210fe2710918cf05a8ac782

What is iPodService.exe?

iPodService Module (32-bit) is part of Apple iTunes. iPod Service runs as a service in the background to allow programs like iTunes and the iPod Updater to communicate with your iPod or other iOS devices such as an iPhone or iPad.

About iPodService.exe (from Apple Inc.)

iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It lets you organize and play digital music and video on your computer. It can automatically download new music, app, and book purchases across all y

Overview

iPodService.exe runs as a service under the name iPod Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:iPodService.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Product name:iTunes
Description:iPodService Module (32-bit)
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ipod\bin\ipodservice.exe
File version:10.4.0.80
Size:801.85 KB (821,096 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, May 17, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, June 26, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.084346
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'iPod Service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00004646%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001211%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003435%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,342 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,289,620/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:14/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.38 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.07 MB
Private (minimum):3.07 MB
Non-paged memory:2.38 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:42.19 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):43.19 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.08 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.64 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,401/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:128
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ipod\bin\ipodservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:iPod Service
Description:“iPod hardware management services”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 47.22%
Windows XP Home Edition 22.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.11%
Windows XP Professional 8.33%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.56%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.78%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.78%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

TN installs about 33.33% of iTunes.
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