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Should I remove Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,322
United States Rank #11,464
Reach 0.0576%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.12 days
298.68 days >
Average installed length: 156.93 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
8.1 0.18%
7.5 0.09%
7.2 0.09%
6.6 0.09%
6.5 0.35%
6.4 1.41%
6.3 1.41%
6.2.1 1.76%
6.2 0.44%
6.1 0.70%
6.0.2 0.70%
5.6 0.70%
5.5 2.91%
5.4.1 5.37%
5.3.1 5.29%
5.2 1.23%
5.1 3.88%
5.0.1 3.70%
4.3.2 8.19%
4.3.1 5.55%
4.3 4.49%
4.1.2 5.46%
4.1.1 3.08%
4.1 7.40%
4.0.3 2.29%
4.0.2 1.67%
3.2 13.48%
3.1.3 13.13%
3.1.2 3.88%
3.1.1 1.06%

Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits

Overview

Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits is a software program developed by Apple. The most common release is 3.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named APSDaemon.exe. The setup package generally installs about 46 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 74% of users of Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits come from Norway, it is also popular in the United States and Sweden.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.apple.com/no
Help link: www.apple.com/no/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AFA1153A-F547-409B-B837-3A0D6C5A3FEC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: Norwegian, Bokmål (Norway)

Program filesFiles installed by Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits

Program executable:APSDaemon.exe
Name:Apple Push
Path:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe
MD5:efd755ef539c95995a7142753f9e171d
Additional files:
  • AppleVersions.dll - Apple Software Support Version Check (Apple Software Support Version Check Dynamic Link Library)
  • VersionCheckMe.exe - VersionCheckMe Application
  • SQLite3.dll
  • AVFoundationCF.dll - AVFoundationCF
  • CoreFoundation.dll - CoreFoundation
  • CoreVideo.dll - CodeVideo.dll (CoreVideo)
  • CoreGraphics.dll - CoreGraphics (CoreGraphics DLL)
  • APSDaemon.exe - Apple Push
  • Foundation.dll - Foundation
  • QuartzCore.dll - QuartzCore (QuartzCore DLL)
  • CFNetwork.dll - CFNetwork
  • CoreAudioToolbox.dll - CoreAudio (CoreAudio-ressursfil)
  • CoreMedia.dll - CoreMedia
  • distnoted.exe - distnoted
  • CoreLSKD.dll - CoreLSKD
  • defaults.exe - defaults
  • libcache.dll - libcache
  • CoreADI.dll - CoreADI
  • ApplePushService.dll - iCloud (ApplePushService)
  • APSDaemon_main.dll - APS Daemon
  • ASL.dll - WinASL (Apple System Logging)
  • plutil.exe - plutil
  • objc.dll - objc4 (Objective-C Runtime Library)
  • CoreText.dll
  • JavaScriptCore.dll
  • libtidy.dll
  • MediaAccessibility.dll
  • SafariTheme.dll
  • WebKit.dll
  • WebKitQuartzCoreAdditions.dll
  • WTF.dll
  • YSCrashDump.dll
  • YSIconStamper.exe
  • icuin40.dll (by The ICU Project and Apple) - International Components for Unicode (Apple ICU 4.0 Compatibility DLL)
  • icuuc40.dll (by The ICU Project and Apple)
  • libicuin.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU I18N DLL
  • libicuuc.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU Common DLL
  • pthreadVC2.dll (by Open Source Software community LGPL) - POSIX Threads for Windows LPGL (MS C)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • APSDaemon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DEF1739C-FC93-4BD7-97E9-A1109B4D353A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • APSDaemon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named APSDaemon.
Startup File (User Run)
  • APSDaemon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'APSDaemon' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • APSDaemon.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'APSDaemon' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe".

How do I remove Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits?

You can uninstall Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Apple-programvaresupport (32-bits), click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Apple-programvaresupport 32-bits.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 76%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 76.14%
Windows 7 21.65%
Windows Vista 1.85%
Windows XP 0.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 48.37%
Windows 10 Pro 13.77%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.80%
Windows 8.1 9.62%
Windows 7 Professional 5.21%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.04% of installs come from Norway
Which countries install it?
  Norway 74.04%
  United States 22.83%
  Sweden 0.72%
  Spain 0.56%
  DK 0.32%
  Germany 0.32%
  Netherlands 0.16%
  Greece 0.16%
  Hungary 0.16%
  Philippines 0.08%
  Finland 0.08%
  United Kingdom 0.08%
  Guatemala 0.08%
  Italy 0.08%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.75%
Hewlett-Packard 23.80%
ASUS 15.60%
Lenovo 13.78%
Samsung 8.06%
Dell 6.76%
Toshiba 3.38%
MSI 1.82%
GIGABYTE 1.04%
Common models
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 5.30%
ASUS All Series 5.30%
LENOVO 20354 3.23%
LENOVO 80EC 2.76%
LENOVO 20351 2.53%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.07%

About Apple

Apple designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer programs, and personal computers.
Publisher URL: www.apple.com

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