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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

10.4.1.10 29.27%
10.4.0.80 9.76%
10.2.2.14 17.07%
10.1.1.4 9.76%
10.1.0.56 7.32%
10.0.0.68 17.07%
9.1.0.79 7.32%
8.0.2.20 2.44%

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kernel32.dll
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shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
wsprintfW, MessageBoxW

iTunesHelper.exe

iTunes by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove iTunesHelper.exe
Version:   9.1.0.79
MD5:   59c0bdcfe273334d3133c7f2b57a2a13
SHA1:   163089c2d8c7ce57fbfb4cab4185307846bd2877
SHA256:   d44a37f0b782e8fcb7aa986483fb58ce6c1b1e4648ba97f84abef6c9ca454352

What is iTunesHelper.exe?

Apple software includes iTunesHelper or iTunes Helper, is a program from Apple that runs in the background and monitors for the connection of any iPod or iPhone to the computer, if an iPod or iPhone is detected it will automatically launch the iTunes application. The functionality is the same on both Mac OS X and Windows PC’s.

About iTunesHelper.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”

DetailsDetails

File name:iTunesHelper.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Product name:iTunes
Description:iTunesHelper
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe
File version:9.1.0.79
Size:138.79 KB (142,120 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, May 17, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, June 26, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.293803
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
iTunes
 Apple Inc.
9% remove
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 ...
VoiceOver Kit
 Apple Inc.
10% remove
“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.”

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'iTunesHelper' → "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00004347%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001530%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002817%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:9,368 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:31,705/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.75 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.83 MB
Private (minimum):6.83 MB
Non-paged memory:4.75 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:110.75 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):113.94 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.13 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,072/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:328
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI GDI peak:17
142
GUI USER count:12
49
GUI USER peak:13
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 48.78%
Windows XP Home Edition 19.51%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.63%
Windows XP Professional 7.32%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.88%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.44%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 2.44%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of iTunes.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Samsung 50.00%
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