What is AppleMobileDeviceService.exe? Is AppleMobileDeviceService.exe spyware or a virus?

How to fix AppleMobileDeviceService.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your AppleMobileDeviceService process
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Process name: Apple Mobile Device Service or MobileDeviceService

Product: Apple Mobile Device Support or Apple Mobile Device Service or MobileMe Control Panel or Apple Mobile Device or PoserContent2012 or iPod Reset Utility or iTunes

Support: Help link ☒   Update link [1][2] ☒   Uninstall tool ☒  

Company: Apple (www.apple.com)

File: AppleMobileDeviceService.exe


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Users Opinions

Average user rating of AppleMobileDeviceService.exe: 3.5 based on 30 votes. Read also the 29 reviews.

3309 users ask for this file. 12 users rated it as not dangerous. 10 users rated it as neutral. 5 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 3 users rated it as dangerous. 6 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about AppleMobileDeviceService.exe:
rate0 I dont have anything Apple related on my computer, this must have been installed with something else.  
rate1 ipod or alike docking "sensor" - put yer musicthingy on the loadstation and this guy here helps mounting it softwarewise....   Sub
rate1 Part of iTunes software. Safe to close if you arn't using any Apple devices with iTunes, OTHERWISE, leave this open if you DO have an Apple device that works with iTunes.  
rate1 Iphone Itunes interface from apple... not dangerous just an annoying mem hog   George
rate3 Apple Mobile Device Service. Service installed with Apple's iTunes 7.3 onward. It enables iTunes to interact with the Apple iPhone and the Apple TV.  See also: Link   roandr
rate1 Apple Mobile Device Service. Service installed with Apple's iTunes 7.3 onward. It enables iTunes to interact with the Apple iPhone and the Apple TV.  See also: Link   Matthew Hall
rate1 Apple mobile device   Chetty Harish
rate5 Useless trash, remove it.   Mac Sucks
rate5 I deleted the file b/c overheats my computer. When i end the process in task manager, the stupid applemobiledeviceservice.exe opens itself again. Therefore, i classify it as a virus.   Aaron
rate3 Since i do not have an iPH or iTV i think is not necesary for my aspire 1   felizardo
rate1 If you have an iPhone don't deactivate this service. It is needed otherwise iTunes won't synchronize your iPhone anymore and tells you that this service has been disabled. If you don't have an iPhone or iPod to synchronize you can disable it (or deinstall iTunes). ;-)   Pat
rate3 AppleMobileDeviceService.exe is vital to using Apple programs like iTunes. If you don't have any Apple programs, delete the file/end the process.   Adene
rate1 by me apple mobile device service uses only 476 k, you need it for itunes   Deni
rate1 If you want to stop or disable it go to control panel, system, administrative tools, component services, services, and right click for properties   Kakunka
rate3 It runs from a seperate service so it can't be difficult to close via task manager. It can really only be removed by deleting the service booter or the executable, also, given that apple is a trusted brand, it is a good name for virus makers to give to their files to make it seem genuine.   Tom
rate3 Whether you want iTunes or not, Apple installs this bloatware on your system if you install their quicktime player  See also: Link   Keith
rate0 To remove it, use task manager then resource monitor . The exe file will show up in the cpu window. left click it and select suspend (not end). Go to control panel to remove it. Without suspend it, removal the program won't work   sunmoon
rate0 Set this process to 'Manual' using services.msc   user
rate4 Apparently used for something, but it opens itself (the computer hasn't had an I-Anything connected in months) and keeps on demanding huge amounts of resources. Tried to delete it and apparently I "don't have permission" even with a full rights administrator account.   Polaris
rate3 Very poorly coded program. Uses 25% of CPU on a 'strong' computer, up to 75% of CPU on 'weaker' or older PCs. If you don't have an IPhone, disable it in the Windows Task Manager. Of course if you do have an IPhone, then part of the 'cost' is a dramatic system impact on your Windows PC.   Patrick
rate4 Its a bloody lagprocess, you cannot change priority or affinity of AMDS, as "access is denied" via normal task manager   WindowsGamer
rate0 AppleMobileDeviceService consumes 50% of my PC's CPU. don't know what is it doing.   Hing Wong
rate4 It is not possible to end this process in Windows Vista. No matter what I try, it will restart itself.  
rate4 Its a rootkit, collecting and sending information from your computer about what you are using it for.   Steve
rate1 Not a virus/trojan/adware/worm, a part of iTunes syncing with iPod software   DST
rate0 next part of apple mobile  
rate3 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
rate0 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.  
rate3 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

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