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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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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:   8.0.2.20
MD5:   e6a4e341e4304b34aa280d3e73818c90
SHA1:   e3ec9f16028ef269d474dd785ea16e81c7701dd6
SHA256:   192dee86df1447e5430613df302fbb2ec0f98ac66c2176f5d5fca73fdaccf160

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:8.0.2.20
Size:283.29 KB (290,088 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 program 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 ...

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:0.00000188%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000103%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000085%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:733 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:6.16 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.6 MB
Private (minimum):9.6 MB
Non-paged memory:6.16 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:85.09 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):88.09 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.6 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.61 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:264
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI USER count:12
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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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