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

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