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
EXE
unins001.exe
70e82d770eb1345b55d9698081752b98
DLL
AB.dll
45a271a6e1fbadff131c0fd42fa3002f
DLL
ABCore.dll
d4ad152f99d894d505ea667943e6399a
DLL
ABDBCore.dll
7123224ce51106406c25c58afe5860be
EXE
ABRTMon.exe
dc5a213b143e8668ff43e333b634ad93
DLL
ABRTMonCore.dll
f2edbcd0038a8eeb352fe94615af4978
DLL
AccaDevInf.dll
d85b31d79dc29c9f3021f8d20672bd19
DLL
AccaDevMon.dll
390cbbab7d477f943e82a90f30b59b1c
DLL
AccaHelper.dll
1a9c8ca8015d5f303998a7117d40b307
EXE
AccaStart.exe
182d4fc0826bc6320f8de20a17dd9adc