Estimated safety rating

applemobiledeviceservice.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if applemobiledeviceservice.exe is on your computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to run a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your PC against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is stored in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 8f5b0003a49dbf93edb3696f5aa490ad.

Is running as a service

This application is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which perform useful features to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Accepts incoming connections

applemobiledeviceservice.exe appears to act as a internet server. This means other computers can create connections to it. This is sometimes ok, but in some situations it can create a security breach. We advise evaluating this carefully.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It does not use the entire set of features of current computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description present in the exe is MobileDeviceService.

File version

File version 17.364.0.84.

Manufacturer

Company Apple Inc..

Copyright

Legal copyright notice © 2016 Apple Inc. All rights reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some insecure functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

applemobiledeviceservice.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays the large majority of clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in applemobiledeviceservice.exe checks out perfectly. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Apple Inc.

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.