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
isxdl.dll
a3307be7018c1a1b6bbaae095768139f
EXE
PCPitstopScheduleService.exe
4d2051ed280239532b6b98daa1e67498
EXE
Setup.exe
44f3246c08d26ea6ba77e91066bfa6de
EXE
uninst.exe
5ab8231ec31cb8c49a39313d2f322381
EXE
Keymaker.exe
5e20a9e30cfb7b6e80f01db0e2f15865
EXE
MoviePlayer.exe
bc0230f0a19d134a837aa84d8e3c4598
EXE
ExportController.exe
6a570b2340b07754e2db6713219db156
DLL
ExportControllerPS.dll
2248d61b956f342de8a23192287e1436
EXE
GSpot.exe
bb44e314f96581e75223d5801ac1e11e
EXE
mplayerc.exe
5e1ca6d9137bf6ffd025e567f291f64e