Apple Software Update

Apple Software Update

by Apple Inc.

What is Apple Software Update?

Apple Software Update is software application developed by Apple Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 50.23% of installations running this operating system. Apple Software Update's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 132 files. The most common release is 1.0.0.7 with 46.94% of all installations currently using this version.

Apple Software Update is most popular in the United States with 30.07% of installations residing in this country.

Apple Software Update adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Apple Software Update?

Ensure your Apple software on a Windows PC is always up-to-date with Apple Software Update for Windows. This software allows you to easily update applications such as Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and QuickTime for Windows over the Internet. Apple regularly releases system software updates as well as free software updates to enhance your computing experience. Windows PCs are set to automatically check for updates on a weekly basis, but users can modify the schedule or manually check for updates if an internet connection is not always available. When updates are available, they will appear in a list and users can review a description before downloading. Apple Software Update has been available for Windows PCs since the introduction of iTunes 7, ensuring that users are informed of new updates as soon as they become available.

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • SoftwareUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'AppleSoftwareUpdate' (runs weekly).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.apple.com/softwareupdate
Support:
https://www.apple.com/support
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{A260B422-70E1-41E2-957D-F76FA21266D5}
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

Apple Software Update Executable Details

Primary executable:
softwareupdate.exe
Name:
Apple Software Update
Path:
C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update\softwareupdate.exe
MD5:
6c8035a381b1ba38bece3da785177daf
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Apple Software Update
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
096295cd065fa5d10a85a2169bc29f27
EXE
c66cacdc744e5c38d2a20eaed42e88ec
EXE
2f7a63c80b8b197e4ad7228ea235fb73
EXE
e7f3c0f5548ded5dc291e19b9ff61595
DLL
75f1a4e7f0318d5104c5a04d6f20948b
DLL
9644f067ea946d1b9a7507368e403dc0
DLL
2db4ff730143026d36a5fde3578c1f72
DLL
806bee3d3014621f065c6042c8b9ce7b
DLL
dbe2d43eb0d92dbbd5e3a12b561ce6ce
DLL
1fd3df44d2b52e494ca40e66885e818c