iexplore.exe
Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Warning 4 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of iexplore.exe.
Overview
There are 107 versions of iexplore.exe in the wild, the latest version being 9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330). iexplore.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 729.65 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. The programs Qualcomm Atheros WiFi Driver Installation, Windows Internet Explorer 8 and SpeedMon have been observed as installing specific variations of iexplore.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 124.5 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 164.03 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 623.29 KB per minute for reads and 351.36 KB per minute for writes.
What is iexplore.exe?
IExplore.exe is at the top level, and is the Internet Explorer executable. It is a small application that relies on the other main components of Internet Explorer to do the work of rendering, navigation, protocol implementation, and so on.
About iexplore.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“Internet Explorer harnesses the untapped power of your PC, delivering pages full of vivid graphics, smoother video, and interactive content. Experience the web the way you want to with a cleaner look”
 Details
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| File name: | iexplore.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows® Internet Explorer |
| Description: | Internet Explorer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe |
| Original name: | IEXPLORE.EXE.MUI |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, July 19, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows® Internet Explorer.)
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Maxthon International Limited |
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MDL Information Systems, Inc. |
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Windows IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) is a web browser from Microsoft. IE8 contains many new features, including WebSlices and Accelerators (Accelerators are a form of selection-based search which allow a...
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The Qualcomm Atheros WiFi Driver is the software driver for the WiFi NICs. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases for the har...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of iexplore.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Shell open commands
- InternetShortcut
- https
- http
- xmlfile
- mhtmlfile
- htmlfile
- gopher
- giffile
- ftp
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Internet Explorer' → C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Internet Explorer extensions
- CLSID: {8c5a024c-7a50-45d5-89ca-bbd0fb4cabfd}
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 4 of them detected the following malware.
All file variations of iexplore.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
15.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.75% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.75% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.25% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 56.00% of Windows® Internet Explorer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
26.48% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.18% |
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| ASUS |
18.18% |
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| Acer |
12.45% |
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| Toshiba |
7.51% |
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| Lenovo |
7.11% |
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| Sony |
4.35% |
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| Samsung |
3.36% |
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| Alienware |
1.58% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.79% |
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