How to remove an AppleMobileDeviceService error

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AppleMobileDeviceService.exe file information

The process known as Apple Mobile Device Service or MobileDeviceService belongs to software Apple Mobile Device Support or Apple Mobile Device Service or Apple Mobile Device or MobileMe Control Panel or iPod Reset Utility or iTunes or PoserContent2012 by Apple (www.apple.com).

Description: AppleMobileDeviceService.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 110,592 bytes (51% of all occurrences), 106,496 bytes and 10 more variants.
The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. The program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. AppleMobileDeviceService.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 40% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If there are any problems with AppleMobileDeviceService.exe, you can visit the vendor’s support site, find out if there is a newer version available or uninstall Apple Mobile Device Support or Obs³uga urz¹dzeñ mobilnych software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as AppleMobileDeviceService.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the AppleMobileDeviceService.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Do you remember being asked permission to send information to Apple on the installation of iTunes? well this is what apple do with your permission! no big deal from the security point of view, however uses CPU resources big time! By my estimation, it uses between 25 and 40% of processing power in the worst scenario. Most definitely not a virus, as it is not malware, however it does slow your system down enormously. Having said that, if you consider how powerful iTunes "the program" in fact is, this is not surprising
Dr Steve Black UK

1-start 2-run 3-msconfig.exe 4-services 5-apple mobile device - uncheck and apply. did the trick, i guess if i end up needing it i can just check the box again.

Uninstalled iTunes and it left AppleMobileDeviceService.exe behind. Always running in task manager. Really get annoyed by that. Uninstall a program and it leaves remnants behind. Found and deleted now. Thanks for the tip!
Glen

next part of apple mobile

Not a virus/trojan/adware/worm, a part of iTunes syncing with iPod software
DST

Its a rootkit, collecting and sending information from your computer about what you are using it for.
Steve

It is not possible to end this process in Windows Vista. No matter what I try, it will restart itself.

AppleMobileDeviceService consumes 50% of my PC's CPU. don't know what is it doing.
Hing Wong

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Summary: Average user rating of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe: based on 30 votes with 9 reviews.

12 users think AppleMobileDeviceService.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 10 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 5 users suspect danger. 3 users think AppleMobileDeviceService.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 7 users doesn't grade AppleMobileDeviceService.exe ("not sure about it").

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