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17.669.22.23 10.29%
17.669.6.28 7.35%
17.669.6.7 32.35%
17.669.6.1 45.59%
17.669.5.13 4.41%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetDllDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, WideCharToMultiByte, Process32Next, Process32First, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, CloseHandle, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, LoadLibraryW, DebugBreak, GetProcAddress, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, lstrlenW, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, LocalAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW

SyncServer.exe

By Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove SyncServer.exe
Version:   17.669.22.23
MD5:   41fabd22bd6a01c6e8be6abd9eca9070
SHA1:   7068e25eef997c8bdbc97afb43116ebbf2cf124a

What is SyncServer.exe?

This is the service portion of the Apple MobileDeviceHelper iTunes sync. AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe is installed along with the latest version of Apple iTunes and is used to sync your iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod or iPad with iTunes when you connect your device to your computer.

Overview

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

DetailsDetails

File name:syncserver.exe
Publisher:Apple Inc.
Description:SyncServer
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\syncserver.exe
File version:17.669.22.23
Product version:3.3.0.0
Size:42.32 KB (43,336 bytes)
Build date:2/11/2014 8:26 AM
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 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...
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...
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...

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00101814%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00011791%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00090023%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:455 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:25,247/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.31 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.09 MB
Private (minimum):7.47 MB
Non-paged memory:5.31 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:108.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):111.4 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.6 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):15.33 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:12,389/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:241 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1004 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:46 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:167
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:4
142
GUI USER count:1
49
GUI USER peak:1
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\syncserver.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:applemobiledevicehelper.exe (by Apple)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.84%
Windows 8 11.94%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.94%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.96%
Windows 8 Pro 8.96%
Windows 7 Professional 7.46%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.48%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.99%
Windows 8.1 2.99%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.99%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.49%
Windows Vista Business 1.49%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.49%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.48% of syncserver.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 26.09%
Toshiba 17.39%
ASUS 13.04%
Dell 13.04%
Acer 10.87%
Sony 8.70%
NEC 4.35%
Alienware 2.17%
American Megatrends 2.17%
GIGABYTE 2.17%
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