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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

7.1 9.09%
7.0.3 9.09%
7.0.2 9.09%
6.5 45.45%
6.5 9.09%
6.3 18.18%

Relationships

Parent process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteKeyA, RegEnumKeyA
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryA, ResetEvent, OpenProcess, GetProcAddress, CreateProcessA, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, GetVersionExA, TerminateProcess, ReleaseMutex, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetModuleHandleA, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, WaitForMultipleObjects, Sleep, GetACP, IsBadCodePtr, IsBadReadPtr, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetCPInfo, FlushFileBuffers, IsBadWritePtr, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, WriteFile, GetEnvironmentStrings, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetEnvironmentStringsW, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, FreeLibrary, CreateThread, GetModuleFileNameA, CreateMutexA, GetLastError, CreateEventA, GetOEMCP, VirtualFree, CloseHandle, HeapAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, ExitProcess, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetFileAttributesA, RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, GetVersion, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsSetValue, GetCurrentThreadId, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, HeapFree, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, TlsAlloc, SetLastError, TlsGetValue, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, ReadFile, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, InterlockedExchange, IsValidCodePage, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetLocaleInfoW, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetCurrentThread, TlsFree, FatalAppExitA, VirtualProtect, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, Shell_NotifyIconA
user32.dll
MessageBoxA, FindWindowA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageA, AppendMenuA, CreatePopupMenu, ModifyMenuA, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, DestroyMenu, EnableMenuItem, SetMenuDefaultItem, GetCursorPos, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenu, GetWindowLongA, DefWindowProcA, LoadStringA, LoadIconA, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassExA, CreateWindowExA, PostQuitMessage, SetWindowLongA, PostMessageA, wsprintfA, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, GetMenuStringA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA

QTTask.exe

QuickTime by Apple Computer

Remove QTTask.exe
Version:   6.5
MD5:   c341ccfbe98bc7df6e0b856bb9fc265a
SHA1:   4796cbe014257ffa9a9818a13fbbc51ffc8dbfb2
SHA256:   7ea0a5407591ec8d97a9658dbeb7cb57550e143c526c3502e73f12fef46f778c

What is QTTask.exe?

QuickTime Task is part of the Apple QuickTime Player, a free multimedia player.

About QTTask.exe (from Apple Computer)

A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them

Overview

qttask.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent aolbrowser.exe (AOLBrowser by AOL Inc.). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine).

DetailsDetails

File name:qttask.exe
Publisher:Apple Computer, Inc.
Product name:QuickTime
Description:QuickTime Task
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe
File version:6.5
Product version:QuickTime 6.5
Size:96 KB (98,304 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.937103
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00016648%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00012554%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004094%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:125,983/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.38 MB
Private (minimum):7.38 MB
Non-paged memory:3 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:73.77 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.39 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.38 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,327/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:161 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:51 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:12/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:125
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI USER count:12
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:aolbrowser.exe (AOLBrowser by AOL Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 45.45%
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.36%
Windows Vista Home Premium 9.09%
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of QuickTime.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 36.36%
Intel 36.36%
ASUS 18.18%
GIGABYTE 9.09%
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