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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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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW
kernel32.dll
GetFileAttributesExW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, Sleep, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapCreate, HeapFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, HeapAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, GetLocaleInfoA, LCMapStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, VirtualFree
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
wsprintfW, MessageBoxW

iTunesHelper.exe

iTunes by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove iTunesHelper.exe
Version:   10.1.1.4
MD5:   e5b82ea4b98828d50c61137bfa8793f1
SHA1:   414a039832c6cae9b06576a1a4a1e717e90b80a2
SHA256:   cdd26f2f238bca71268c6cff6d1a74f243c56f167c512838b21b3e2532a99d97

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:10.1.1.4
Size:411.29 KB (421,160 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
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 ...
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"
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 60079
  • [UDP] listens on port 49165

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.04737880%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.02638725%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.02099156%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:218 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:980,805/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:6.51 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):10.6 MB
    Private (minimum):9.43 MB
    Non-paged memory:6.51 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:129.15 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):133.89 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.7 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):13.53 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:24,388/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:11.01 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:85/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:68 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:3.5 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:175/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:13
    12
    Handles:366
    600
    GUI GDI count:17
    103
    GUI GDI peak:20
    142
    GUI USER count:13
    49
    GUI USER peak:13
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    iTunesHelper.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.03733867%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01976687%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.01757180%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:671,393/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:424 KB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00007368%
    Kernel CPU:0.00007368%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:533/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    wow64win.dll (Wow64 Console and Win32 API Logging by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00002933%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001048%
    User CPU:0.00001886%
    CPU cycles:29,338/sec
    Memory:368 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 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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