What is APSDaemon.exe?

APSDaemon.exe is part of Apple Push and developed by Apple Inc. according to the APSDaemon.exe version information.

APSDaemon.exe's description is "Apple Push"

APSDaemon.exe is digitally signed by Apple Inc..

APSDaemon.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about APSDaemon.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on APSDaemon.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameApple Push
Company nameApple Inc.
File descriptionApple Push
Original filenameAPSDaemon.exe
Legal copyright© 2011 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
File version2.1.10.1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameApple Push
Company nameApple Inc.
File descriptionApple Push
Original filenameAPSDaemon.exe
Legal copyright© 2011 Apple Inc. All rights reserv..
File version2.1.10.1

Digital signatures [?]

APSDaemon.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameApple Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number5fa2a6e514b187c52e1fea5240cb04e9

VirusTotal report

None of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the APSDaemon.exe file.

None of the 49 anti-virus programs detected the APSDaemon.exe file.

Folder name variants

APSDaemon.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f7dd2d785280db73dc9060f80361befb
SHA2567af1114ffa46290dc77cc5d562034287a0e617bd4747f58e65cdf70244c402cb

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to apsdaemon.exe:

apsdaemon.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

apsdaemon.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Apple Push has stopped working.

End Program - apsdaemon.exe. This program is not responding.

apsdaemon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

apsdaemon.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with APSDaemon.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with APSDaemon.exe. 72% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 374 users.

User vote results: There were 269 votes to remove and 105 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with APSDaemon.exe.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Ruth Hoese writes

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I want to know how to keep this program but not have it running in the background all the time, in other words not at start up. I am running Windows 7 on a PC.
Thank you for your help.

# 29 Jan 2015, 10:41

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Ruth: APSDaemon.exe is configured to run at startup under the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

There you can remove the "APSDaemon" value, which will stop the process from running at startup. Try it on your own risk.

Please make sure you know how to restore the value in case your system does not work as expected after modifying the Windows registry.

# 29 Jan 2015, 11:51

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