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What is qttask.exe?

Part of QuickTime by Apple

What is it?

QuickTime Task is part of the Apple QuickTime Player, a free multimedia player.
Description of qttask.exe from Apple
A powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video, HD movie trailers, and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality. QuickTime is integrated with Mac OS X, but was once an optional component during installation for earlier versions of Mac OS. QuickTime for Microsoft Windows is downloadable, either as a standalone installation or bundled with iTunes or optionally with Safari.
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How does qttask.exe run?

Process - qttask.exe is an instance of a running program.

How does qttask.exe start?

Startup files (all users) run - qttask.exe is registered with the run identifier 'QuickTime Task' and the execution command '"C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime' in the Windows registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Run keys are startup registry keys that are used to launch an application automatically when any Windows user logs into Windows.
Startup files (user) run - qttask.exe is registered with the run identifier 'QuickTime Task' and the execution command '"C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime' in the Windows registry HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Run keys are startup registry keys that are used to launch an application automatically when a user logs into Windows.
QuickTime is loaded by:

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What is the community is seeing?What is the community is doing?
About 0.2% of all Boost users have the qttask.exe process running.Of the 0.2% of qttask.exe users, 82.0% have disabled it.
Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe

Are there other versions of QuickTime?

What programs install qttask.exe?

QuickTime by Apple Inc. - QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. QuickTime for Microsoft Windows has always been downloadable as a
Program URL: www.apple.com/quicktime
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\QuickTime\
Size: 24.22 MB
QuickTime Alternative 3.2.2 by KL Software - QuickTime Alternative is a codec package for Microsoft Windows for playing QuickTime media, normally only playable by the official QuickTime software distribution from Apple Inc. QuickTime Alternative consists of codec l
Install path: C:\Program Files\QuickTime Alternative\
Size: 36.42 MB
QuickTime Alternative 2.8.0 by KL Software - QuickTime Alternative is a codec package for Microsoft Windows for playing QuickTime media, normally only playable by the official QuickTime software distribution from Apple Inc. The main functional differences between t
Program URL: www.free-codecs.com/download/quicktime_alternative.htm
Install path: C:\Program Files\Magic Video Converter\codec\quicktime\
Size: 38.92 MB
iTunes by Apple Inc. - Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad. iTunes is an ap
Program URL: www.apple.com/itunes/
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\iTunes\
Size: 70.41 MB
Storm Codec by lain
Program URL: ringz.doggiehome.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Ringz Studio\Storm Codec
Size: 41.87 MB
OpenProj by Serena Software Inc.
Program URL: openproj.org
Program help URL: sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=199315
Install path: C:\Program Files\Serena Software Inc\OpenProj\
Size: 7.12 MB
QuickTime (02010) by Apple Inc.
Program URL: www.apple.com
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\QuickTime\
QT Lite 4.1.0 by Codecs.com
Program URL: www.free-codecs.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\QT Lite\
Size: 64.77 MB
Vista Codec Package by Shark007
Program URL: shark007.net
Program help URL: www.msfn.org/board/Vista-Codec-Package-f156.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\VistaCodecPack\
Size: 49.41 MB
klickTel Routenplaner Deutschland und Europa 2011 by telegate MEDIA AG
Program URL: www.telegate-media-ag.de
Program help URL: www.telegate-media-ag.de/klickTel-Routenplaner.137.0.html
Install path: C:\Routenplaner Deutschland und Europa 2011
Size: 1.8 GB
Should I Remove It by Reason Software Company Inc. - Ever wonder how to clean out your computer? Many people do, because it’s not unusual to have your PC filled with adware, toolbars and other programs you no longer need or probably never intended to install in the first p
Program URL: www.ShouldIRemoveIt.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\Reason\Should I Remove It\
Size: 578.58 KB
BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. - BitTorrent is a desktop application that allows you to work with torrent files.BitTorrent allows you to download files available as torrents, search torrent sites for music, videos, books, software and other free or publ
Program URL: www.bittorrent.com
Program help URL: www.bittorrent.com/btusers/guides
Install path: C:\Program Files\BitTorrent
Size: 957.4 KB
µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. - µTorrent is a is a free, ad-supported, lighter-weight BitTorrent client designed to consume less resources then the full BitTorrent version. Some uTorrent installs include potentially unwanted applications in the f
Program URL: www.utorrent.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\uTorrent
Size: 946.39 KB
SmartFTP Client by SmartSoft Ltd - SmartFTP is an FTP/FTPS/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3/Rapidshare client for Windows, developed by SmartSoft Ltd. Features include SSL/TLS, IPv6 and FXP support, a backup tool, a transfer queue, proxy and firewall support, multip
Program URL: www.smartftp.com
Program help URL: www.smartftp.com/support
Install path: C:\Program Files\SmartFTP Client\
Size: 40.63 MB
Safari by Apple Inc. - Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. It is based on the WebKit engine, which is a fork of KDE's KHTML engine. Safari has a number of features. Some are specific to certain operating systems or platforms.
Program URL: www.apple.com/safari/
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Safari\
Size: 40.33 MB
WinZip 15.0 by WinZip Computing, S.L. - WinZip 15 implemented new performance architecture for high-speed zipping, interface improvements with refined menu designs and more intuitive icons, new desktop ZIP/UNZIP gadget with drag-and-drop functionality. WinZip
Program URL: www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=ES&url=www.winzip.com
Program help URL: www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=EN&url=www.winzip.com/contact.htm
Install path: C:\Program Files\WinZip\
Size: 32.46 MB
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 9.9.0 by Codec Guide - K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system
Program URL: codecguide.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\
Size: 64.37 MB
SnapPea by Wandou Labs
Program URL: snappea.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\WandouLabs
Size: 44.12 MB
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.53 by Codec Guide
Program URL: codecguide.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\
Size: 72.7 MB
WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH - WinRAR archiver is a shareware file archiver that is able to create RAR archives natively.
Program URL: www.rarlab.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\winrar
Size: 3.16 MB
VoiceOver Kit by Apple Inc.
Program URL: www.apple.com
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\iTunes\
Size: 41.81 MB
Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1 (x86 it) by Mozilla
Program URL: www.mozilla.com/it/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
Size: 46.38 MB
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 9.9.5 by Codec Guide
Program URL: codecguide.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\
Size: 85.37 MB
QuickTime (UOIT, 2012) by Apple Inc.
Program URL: www.apple.com
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\QuickTime\

What else is related?

What Windows OS versions does this run on?

Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072)
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (6.0.6001.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Enterprise (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Home Basic (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 8 Pro (6.2.9200.0)

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File details

File name: qttask.exe
Publisher: Apple Inc.
Name: QuickTime
Description: QuickTime Task
Version: 7.7.1 (1680.42)
Product version: QuickTime 7.7.1 (1680.42)
Size: 412 KB
Original file name: QTTask.exe

Startup files (all users) run details

Name: QTTask.exe
Command: "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime

Startup files (user) run details

Name: QuickTime Task
Command: "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime

Image hashes

MD5: af43c4f7f3c8bc95dad95024f96cdc4a
SHA-1: d7d4d511def33aeb6c2a734f981f9c994cc0292f
SHA-256: 6348f6d8f301c5f7290b963d6923e389414adfbcf6aed562a32245bcadc05580

PE image details

File entropy: 6.28110
File packed: No
Import Table
advapi32.dll
gdi32.dll
kernel32.dll
shell32.dll
user32.dll
version.dll
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