Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
     
    
        AdblockPlusEngine.exe
Adblock Plus by Eyeo GmbH (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0 | 
| MD5: | 99132faa3f99f9b56dae01dffe7808c0 | 
| SHA1: | 59f00ad834b22dfb39253ea9c529a88315a3e8bb | 
Overview
adblockplusengine.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent 
iexplore.exe (by Microsoft). This is typically installed with the program Adblock Plus for IE (32-bit and 64-bit) published by Eyeo GmbH. The file is digitally signed by Eyeo GmbH which was issued by the StartCom Ltd. certificate authority (CA).
 Details
Details
| File name: | adblockplusengine.exe | 
| Publisher: | Eyeo GmbH | 
| Product name: | Adblock Plus | 
| Description: | Adblock Plus Engine | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\adblock plus for ie\adblockplusengine.exe | 
| File version: | 1.0.0 | 
| Size: | 4.6 MB (4,819,208 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 8/13/2013 9:57 AM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Eyeo GmbH | 
| Authority (CA): | StartCom Ltd. | 
| Effective date: | Sunday, May 5, 2013 | 
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Programs
Programs
The following program will install this file
“The free adblock tool for Internet Explorer. Adblock Plus blocks annoying video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, banners, pop-ups and much more. Enjoy surfing the web without obtrusive ads cluttering your screen! Adblock Plus for Internet Explorer blocks: - Banners - Video ads - All YouTube ads - Facebook advertisements - Pop-ups - Pop-unders - Overlay ads - All other obtrusive ads Adblock Plus is the world's most popular browser extension...”
 
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00988884% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00494442% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00494442% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 844 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 4,706,877/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 152.75 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 146.13 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 79.3 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 152.75 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 740.36 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 741.49 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 140.28 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 161.48 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 91,603/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 25.01 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 86/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 113.96 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 89/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 9 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 4/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 7 |  | 
| Handles: | 117 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 4 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 4 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 1 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 1 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 8.1 | 50.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 50.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of Adblock Plus.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 50.00% |  | 
| Acer | 50.00% |  |