QuickTime

QuickTime

by Apple Inc.

What is QuickTime?

QuickTime is software application developed by Apple Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.99% of installations running this operating system. QuickTime's installer is typically 24.00 MB in size and installs around 375 files. The most common release is 7.74.80.86 with 45.13% of all installations currently using this version.

QuickTime is most popular in the United States with 55.27% of installations residing in this country.

QuickTime adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, QuickTime is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About QuickTime?

QuickTime is a versatile multimedia framework designed to support a wide range of digital formats including video, images, audio, and interactive media. It is available for Microsoft Windows as a standalone installation or as a bundled component of Apple's iTunes. QuickTime Player offers basic playback functionality, with additional features unlocked through the purchase of a QuickTime Pro license key.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • QuickTimePlayer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe'.
  • QTTask.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe'.
  • PictureViewer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\QuickTime\PictureViewer.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • PictureViewer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{59B81E13-9FE0-4FDB-838B-883F7568B0EF}' (runs on registration).
  • QuickTimePlayer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{643A96A2-5B9A-4248-9806-936994C581B9}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • QTTask.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named QuickTime Task_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
Registry entries:
  • QTTask.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'QuickTime Task' and executes as "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime.
  • qttask .exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'QuickTime Task' and executes as "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime.
  • QuickTimePlayer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'QuickTime Player' and executes as C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.apple.com/quicktime
Support:
https://www.apple.com/support
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{0E64B098-8018-4256-BA23-C316A43AD9B0}
Size:
24.00 MB
Language:
English

QuickTime Executable Details

Primary executable:
qttask.exe
Name:
QuickTime
Path:
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
MD5:
3a71d6bbfb78656d5768bc2c9b6528a3
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by QuickTime
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
D3DCompiler_43.dll
178d4466df7ec3e9e792986c613a55d0
DLL
ac3filter_intl.dll
9135edc01bd0baca9e13243ecff4d995
DLL
AudFilt.dll
f2e998e9f2a9a7cbea3748a0035de87d
DLL
d3dx9_42.dll
34cd18cf50bd6f121b80e9d0b626bf1d
DLL
DPShell.dll
e197bfbcfcbdf2187bf6d525c86d89f7
DLL
DTHOOK.dll
90b938e2c6ec1c4dd64db7e1b5443203
DLL
ffcodec.dll
e29e8dd700d215f8911b5c70fe40799c
DLL
liba52.dll
85bc356d8df56d0d04e9aea214e9717f
DLL
libfaac.dll
ffdab1d35098a6443cb5bb122f8e6e5a
DLL
libfaad2.dll
4338b1ee86281aea55861343cdfa4e6b