Apple Application Support
by Apple Inc.
What is Apple Application Support?
Apple Application Support is software application developed by Apple Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.49% of installations running this operating system. Apple Application Support's installer is typically 60.00 MB in size and installs around 157 files. The most common release is 2.3.6 with 20.84% of all installations currently using this version.
Apple Application Support is most popular in the United States with 59.72% of installations residing in this country.
Apple Application Support adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Apple Application Support is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Apple Application Support?
Apple Application Support is an essential component for running iTunes, QuickTime, and other Apple-installed software. It is necessary for seamless operation of these programs, and its removal may result in the need to reinstall it in order to maintain functionality with iTunes. Additionally, the program facilitates the connection between iTunes and various iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- WebKit2WebProcess.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Delade filer\Apple\Apple Application Support\WebKit2WebProcess.exe'.
- APSDaemon.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe'.
- distnoted.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Gemeinsame Dateien\Apple\Apple Application Support\distnoted.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- APSDaemon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4C7F8C2F-AF88-4A24-8A12-461EDFBD5ACF}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- APSDaemon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 11.
- Registry entries:
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- APSDaemon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'APSDaemon' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe".
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.apple.com
- Support:
- https://www.apple.com/support
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /I{63EC2120-1742-4625-AA47-C6A8AEC9C64C}
- Size:
- 60.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Apple Application Support Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- APSDaemon.exe
- Name:
- Apple Application Support
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe
- MD5:
- 61e4289e91e88c90478d7f4beb10dcf7
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
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DLL
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90bcd2c0ef03e9d2f05919b3cf95b7f9 | |
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OCX
|
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DLL
|
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EXE
|
aa72bba51a7509e718b173c44816e06a | |
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DLL
|
7a1d2e6478dcedd449144256e9d5b089 | |
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DLL
|
ff8ff704dbe96901e6283af643a282cb | |
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EXE
|
63f49f0c7daba98f347184d4c4941bd0 | |
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DLL
|
2e63d1b5d8d295a9f14c5733187b9a75 | |
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DLL
|
3288f33be7634c85c251b01d2bab9ea8 | |
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DLL
|
1bbf68b3e127fcc3d8a751eef599906b |