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What is qttask.exe? QuickTime Icon?

Vendor:      Apple
Product:     quicktime
Vendor Website:      http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data
Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Matic Analysis

Purpose: qttask.exe - Apple's Quick Time Tray Icon, lets you start Quick Time from the System Tray. Uses as much as 750KB of memory. If disabled, you can still start Quicktime from its Start menu icon or by clicking on an associated file such as .MOV.
Quick Time is installed with Itunes or just alone.

qttask.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.


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qttask.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.65%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
qttask.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x76a3a30b58405c2c6d833895253a51a9 5/8/2021 7:27:00 PM Unknown 6.5.1 QuickTime Icon 96 KB
2 Status 0x9b4c1812595c389ab9ccf1ff3b315248 4/11/2021 12:03:00 AM Unknown 6.5 QuickTime Icon 96 KB
3 Status 0xc9128ae6036cdf67873a516e1a00ed4b 9/13/2018 3:43:00 PM Unknown 6.3 QuickTime Icon 76 KB
4 Status 0xf8dbb32041336a94c676e6b70f759993 8/30/2018 7:13:00 PM Unknown 6.0 QuickTime Icon 76 KB
5 Status 0xc341ccfbe98bc7df6e0b856bb9fc265a 8/30/2018 1:31:00 AM Unknown 6.5 QuickTime Icon 96 KB
6 Status 0xa997e887c720e1a0472b11bd2c01a8e8 6/30/2018 11:36:00 PM Unknown 6.3 QuickTime Icon 76 KB
7 Status 0x3e7d91f24d28c968b92c85c7e2882eed 6/30/2018 10:46:00 AM Unknown 7.0.2 QuickTime Icon 152 KB
8 Status 0xfc9f5c5d87d0a6d1e10773d20cb3c3ef 5/11/2018 10:15:00 PM Unknown 6.4 QuickTime Icon 76 KB
9 Status 0xcaf03357de72f8f19fa099581a685c1a 3/16/2018 9:46:00 PM Unknown 7.1.3 QuickTime Icon 276 KB
10 Status 0x96d2436434d14b99d0edf8a26be76eed 11/28/2017 1:31:00 AM Unknown 6.1c QuickTime Icon 76 KB
11 Status 0xc74c7963eec07af49dce44d64819b2bf 6/3/2017 1:34:00 PM Unknown 7.0.4 QuickTime Icon 152 KB
12 Status 0x9c9b6807425cef840c117654d8b033d1 6/22/2016 2:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 404 KB
13 Status 0x4e165b34780ff2d1b405f29e3fa68df2 4/7/2016 9:21:00 PM Unknown 6.0.2 QuickTime Icon 76 KB
14 Status 0x383145864f6543c97a7e1b78505d2f1c 4/2/2016 2:03:00 AM Unknown 7.1 QuickTime Icon 276 KB
15 Status 0xf655e4a1aed366e96e5d5aa397e0f255 3/8/2016 5:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 0 KB
16 Status 0x55d7a219ad8d0db8980528944152a6fd 2/20/2016 3:03:00 AM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 408 KB
17 Status 0x30e1f03dcc8825988528d9058312ede2 11/2/2015 11:00:00 AM Unknown 7.1.5 QuickTime Icon 276 KB
18 Status 0x49385afee6edfa0a0177be6651aadd77 9/18/2015 12:54:00 AM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 412 KB
19 Status 0x6cd5c3276c83f72677d647f27ee14abd 7/2/2015 2:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 404 KB
20 Status 0xf34eb5d4f145ed5fe50033ca3a41ed24 5/4/2015 7:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 404 KB
21 Status 0x5d22b4258489575412f6d18affc847a2 3/2/2015 8:37:00 PM Unknown 6.4 QuickTime Icon 76 KB
22 Status 0x729ffd6b3ef92c499eeed25d504dc1db 11/22/2014 5:11:00 PM Unknown 7.1.4 QuickTime Icon 276 KB
23 Status 0xed7a6d40b20dc34be06f4ae196ae7d50 10/17/2014 4:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown QuickTime Icon 412 KB
24 Status 0x216b3acc656cda8a5a0c3071ec0a408b 10/16/2014 8:12:00 PM Unknown 7.0.3 QuickTime Icon 152 KB
25 Status 0xc41fe114d9d7710eda1189d304d85088 10/7/2014 12:18:00 PM Unknown 7.3.1 QuickTime Icon 280 KB

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x4961601fdc07cf7b4f86986a715662bd 7/18/2015 4:48:00 AM Unknown QuickTime Icon 28 KB
2 Status 0xdd851cb4dbb6ee0f9b7bc4debda7544e 2/1/2012 5:24:00 PM Unknown QuickTime Icon 28 KB
3 Status 0x25e48b371f02bc39248118657065a6b4 8/4/2011 10:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 38 KB
4 Status 0xcff09cbfc87845688d3b5857e1c01606 7/30/2011 2:06:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 484 KB
5 Status 0xd80c000c8c88d5d1fb83d8ed287d082d 9/23/2010 3:31:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 92 KB
6 Status 0x6e376c388774e6ccba402771a143bee0 4/29/2010 12:12:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 40 KB
7 Status 0x0d4bf75ad8897e43920cb9824e779a28 4/12/2010 11:43:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 40 KB
8 Status 0xf6e3fed64e14948cc548a87efa7a7768 4/10/2010 6:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 40 KB
9 Status 0x78a5d2953d34181ae68d408b0de93afa 11/28/2009 11:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 23 KB
10 Status 0x6fef602fa4d73183acf4be50caab610a 11/14/2009 9:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 45 KB
11 Status 0x1aa09d84760a3b26195d381e6bb53ddf 1/21/2009 11:12:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 26 KB
12 Status 0xfdb831a4eddd537801887e0fc99aba8e 1/8/2009 11:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 78 KB
13 Status 0x26e0badb63269e1a7e306424fbd5cedf 1/7/2009 2:03:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 76 KB
14 Status 0x561c13adcdbbfa5ef603f10d42fbe4d9 1/3/2009 3:38:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 78 KB
15 Status 0xacab3093a633898bdc9732241bb0e922 1/3/2009 2:48:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 78 KB
16 Status 0xd1b864113b031ac6e7f6f7ec717d7647 1/2/2009 9:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 76 KB
17 Status 0x323051d02a3aeeff72f526a12e0bdff7 12/31/2008 10:09:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 77 KB
18 Status 0xb250203f0290988eb8f15e1c21d6a2d7 12/31/2008 9:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 71 KB
19 Status 0x19f4a84d65e366c1b359891a52a5b930 12/31/2008 2:07:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 75 KB
20 Status 0xe702f6fc98510e22f993ce665f2c93e4 12/30/2008 2:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 68 KB
21 Status 0xeb8ea20365ae880daf2366625d4d1a6b 12/26/2008 12:53:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 71 KB
22 Status 0xf3eea0a9daba056093472e734bdedca7 12/25/2008 8:23:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 70 KB
23 Status 0x97b74b2cb9e7c5757569e512f8b033ad 12/23/2008 4:33:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 71 KB
24 Status 0x7579b43015b3374262fa4df975421ca6 12/23/2008 2:00:00 AM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 71 KB
25 Status 0x095460d9510a73226854e301515853ca 12/18/2008 4:25:00 PM Unknown Unknown Win32.Drugtob 66 KB


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