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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 3.81%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 11.02%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.12%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.49%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 4.20%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.09%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 1.01%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.82%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 2.06%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.05%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.02%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.91%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.70%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.56%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.68%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.05%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.19%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.07%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.09%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.02%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.02%
8.00.7600.16722 (win7_gdr.101217-1502) 0.02%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 4.57%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.02%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.07%
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iexplore.exe

Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove iexplore.exe
Version:   6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
MD5:   e7484514c0464642be7b4dc2689354c8
SHA1:   a873c4a36f861dded9a4f5ddc6a8777bf94d1cc1
SHA256:   c09bc04058f1e2d4eae481490b998381486311e02ff782e99383c16d77c1b3bc
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

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

DetailsDetails

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
File version:6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Product version:6.00.2900.2180
Size:91 KB (93,184 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, July 19, 2010
Expiration date:Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.583379
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
5% remove
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 user to invoke an online service from any other page using only the mouse). The address bar features domain highlighting for added security so that the top-level domain is shown in black whereas the other parts of the URL are grayed out. I...
Microsoft Corporation
5% remove
Microsoft Corporation
1% remove
Internet Explorer 7 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability. End user improvements include a streamlined interface, tabbed browsing, printing advances, improved search functionality, instant feeds (RSS), dynamic security protection, and more.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shell open commands
  • InternetShortcut
  • gopher
  • xmlfile
  • https
  • http
  • ftp
  • mhtmlfile
  • htmlfile
  • giffile
Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{28A27677-1781-49A8-B133-EB46963B3733}' runs on registration in the path '\{28A27677-1781-49A8-B133-EB46963B3733}'
  • The job '{6A41DE04-F86E-4812-8E56-D7C304AFA991}' runs on registration in the path '\{6A41DE04-F86E-4812-8E56-D7C304AFA991}'
  • The task '{C48C9DC5-E815-40AF-B6EE-0E171DE3D38C}' runs on registration in the path '\{C48C9DC5-E815-40AF-B6EE-0E171DE3D38C}'
  • The task '{FE6FFAEC-6178-4BB5-B843-5F732950078D}' runs on registration in the path '\{FE6FFAEC-6178-4BB5-B843-5F732950078D}'
  • The task '{16F5D73B-1343-4432-A594-D7826D3FEF09}' runs on registration in the path '\{16F5D73B-1343-4432-A594-D7826D3FEF09}'
  • The task '{EE54F59E-E85E-43EC-AE55-959F40FD02E5}' runs on registration in the path '\{EE54F59E-E85E-43EC-AE55-959F40FD02E5}'
  • The job '{DB5B152C-A89D-4C18-83DB-9C930BE954DE}' runs on registration in the path '\{DB5B152C-A89D-4C18-83DB-9C930BE954DE}'
  • The job '{BD7348E0-7711-4DBB-BDD7-8515854EA1BD}' runs on registration in the path '\{BD7348E0-7711-4DBB-BDD7-8515854EA1BD}'
  • The task '{9C1F91B7-4B2F-44BC-A0C5-C3A3414126A2}' runs on registration in the path '\{9C1F91B7-4B2F-44BC-A0C5-C3A3414126A2}'
  • The task '{982CB9F0-92FC-44BF-B041-4263CC9171E8}' runs on registration in the path '\{982CB9F0-92FC-44BF-B041-4263CC9171E8}'
  • The job '{6601423E-9F04-4B05-A02A-22A7D5A8EA35}' runs on registration in the path '\{6601423E-9F04-4B05-A02A-22A7D5A8EA35}'
  • The task '{098EC717-A53A-49E9-9370-690CE169048A}' runs on registration in the path '\{098EC717-A53A-49E9-9370-690CE169048A}'
  • The task '{FF83A9C5-07BD-4AEB-B214-2016EB76E77E}' runs on registration in the path '\{FF83A9C5-07BD-4AEB-B214-2016EB76E77E}'
  • The job '{D29708AF-17A8-405B-9C8D-5ABE0B01EBE7}' runs on registration in the path '\{D29708AF-17A8-405B-9C8D-5ABE0B01EBE7}'
  • The job '{5F70B5BD-3E5F-48B3-9B48-989F1E28D0C6}' runs on registration in the path '\{5F70B5BD-3E5F-48B3-9B48-989F1E28D0C6}'
  • The job '{BA44AC86-B7CB-4065-B78E-4D080AD2166B}' runs on registration in the path '\{BA44AC86-B7CB-4065-B78E-4D080AD2166B}'
  • The task '{07FA7E58-4DD1-4A40-A77D-A9FE91ACA8EC}' runs on registration in the path '\{07FA7E58-4DD1-4A40-A77D-A9FE91ACA8EC}'
  • The job '{FDF80C9A-2116-4EAE-9E9C-C743606B60F0}' runs on registration in the path '\{FDF80C9A-2116-4EAE-9E9C-C743606B60F0}'
  • The task '{B9524566-4DAF-4E69-97F5-3CC1807F84E6}' runs on registration in the path '\{B9524566-4DAF-4E69-97F5-3CC1807F84E6}'
  • The task '{FDDB66ED-3880-47D1-B567-ECAB9EE621F6}' runs on registration in the path '\{FDDB66ED-3880-47D1-B567-ECAB9EE621F6}'
  • The job '{A7D7A5C7-B134-48E8-B39B-239493C43AD8}' runs on registration in the path '\{A7D7A5C7-B134-48E8-B39B-239493C43AD8}'
  • The task '{3D313F7A-B0C7-4AE8-94B6-73C969AB8F8C}' runs on registration in the path '\{3D313F7A-B0C7-4AE8-94B6-73C969AB8F8C}'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.12353471%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.04467154%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.07886317%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:11,798 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:884/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:169.69 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):84.52 MB
Private (minimum):46.35 MB
Non-paged memory:169.69 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:459.81 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):468.89 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:53.59 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):133.4 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:61
12
Handles:1708
600
GUI GDI count:678
103
GUI USER count:423
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" "httC://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=w3i&hsimp=yhs-defalttabtransfer&type=w3i_yt,191,8_4,search,20120835,18367,0,4,0&p=deal%20slider%20install"
  • "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" "httC://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=w3i&hsimp=yhs-defalttabtransfer&type=w3i_yt,191,8_4,search,20120835,18367,0,4,0&p=deal%20slider"
  • "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" httC://01netcom.ourtoolbar.com/setupfinish
  • httC://dl.installiq.com/postback/v2/landing.aspx?npx=3763,8434,8437&rc=13&a=10074&f=utilitiesypage&cc=840&rd=false&pq=1&unique=false&ps=b1aeeba6-a7df-480e-b2a4-3b1be052934e&a2=us&pc=&bb=false&v=2872&s=musicoasis&ct=4&atid=-1&thankyou=http%3a%2f%2flan.music-oasis.com%2flpqueue%2f1128%2f%3fa%3d13196%26f%3dmusicoasistypage
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
IEXPLORE.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:20.95104404%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:2.37567942%
0.107585%
User CPU:18.57536462%
0.165382%
Context switches:576/sec
79/sec
Memory:100 KB
1.16 MB
WINMM.dll
Total CPU:0.18503902%
Kernel CPU:0.13718410%
User CPU:0.04785492%
Context switches:65/sec
Memory:180 KB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.04433680%
Kernel CPU:0.02362561%
User CPU:0.02071120%
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:5.56 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.03165879%
Kernel CPU:0.01917797%
User CPU:0.01248082%
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:704 KB
mshtml.dll (Microsoft HTML Viewer by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.01951605%
Kernel CPU:0.00968694%
User CPU:0.00982911%
Context switches:97/sec
Memory:2.93 MB
WS2_32.dll
Total CPU:0.00168008%
Kernel CPU:0.00168008%
User CPU:0.00000000%
Memory:92 KB
WININET.dll
Total CPU:0.00089863%
Kernel CPU:0.00044931%
User CPU:0.00044931%
Memory:664 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 14.50%
Windows 8.1 11.00%
Windows 8 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 5.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.00%
Windows 8.1 N 2.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.00% of Windows® Internet Explorer.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 25.96%
ASUS 24.68%
Dell 13.62%
Acer 12.77%
Toshiba 10.21%
Samsung 5.96%
Lenovo 5.11%
Alienware 1.70%
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