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
DLL
401c1749806cca61b7bb47f9af3fd37c
DLL
9c002ba83a1099fc46c8c8699ebb17d3
DLL
0170a5acb0693735a8f113659bb4709f
DLL
6adf54561bc2a9354ca9f353d778d389
DLL
96e031a2ab9a4628e2713507e493ef65
DLL
40922f91004df687facaf24659545588
DLL
eae387b3570e3f32ffc05c15697abdb7
EXE
787b9e7c2e6666c97b95f12dadeb0655
DLL
e927a94430d4187e98a2374a2c0cb418
EXE
308e0c5f86214591e9bd32f9ad536208