What is Apple-programsupport?

Apple-programsupport is software application developed by Apple Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.00% of installations running this operating system. Apple-programsupport's installer is typically 61.00 MB in size and installs around 53 files. The most common release is 2.3.6 with 24.83% of all installations currently using this version.

Apple-programsupport is most popular in Norway with 93.46% of installations residing in this country.

Apple-programsupport 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-programsupport is known to create 5 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Apple-programsupport?

"Apple Application Support is an essential component for running iTunes, QuickTime, and other Apple-installed products. It is necessary for connecting iTunes to iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. If you use any of these programs, do not remove Apple Application Support. If removed, it will need to be reinstalled in order for iTunes to function properly."

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

WebKit2WebProcess.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Gemeinsame Dateien\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'.
plutil.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\plutil.exe'.
defaults.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\defaults.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

APSDaemon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4C7F8C2F-AF88-4A24-8A12-461EDFBD5ACF}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

APSDaemon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 11.

Registry entries:

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/no

Support:

https://www.apple.com/no/support

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /I{F5266D28-E0B2-4130-BFC5-EE155AD514DC}

Size:

61.00 MB

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