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A mysterious auto-start program

A mysterious auto-start program
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I used the PC Explorer tool in Sunbelt Software's VIPRE antispyware program to look for programs that were starting automatically on this system. This entry, AppleSyncNotifier, was one of three items from Apple, Inc. The other two were specifically related to iTunes and QuickTime.

For a more detailed discussion of this issue, see An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade.
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Posted by: public@... Posted on: 09/28/09  (Edited: 09/28/09 @ 09:41) You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Apple Sneaky???  bellKR | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  peki | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  Unemployed IT Guy | 09/11/08
iTunes and Quicktime Abuse  Etch44 | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  dev_iant | 09/11/08
Yeah but this time...  FranC. | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  trm1945 | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  FranC. | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  dcmorrow | 09/11/08
Why would you need "permission"?  arodriguez@... | 09/11/08
Amen! (NT)  Timpraetor | 10/09/08
plus 1  public@... | 09/28/09
RE: Why would you need "permission"?  wtfk | 09/11/08
Apple and a sneaky install  bfilipiak@... | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  robertleeking@... | 09/11/08
apple's Plan  z0rba | 09/11/08
RE: Could this be the problem driver? (Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 install)  leemcdonald | 09/12/08
Ed, lets be careful here.. they did directly say the software included ...  TG2 | 09/12/08
Hilarious!  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
My Biggest Beef  rkuhn040172@... | 09/15/08

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