Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Plex Media Scanner.exe
Plex Media Server by Plex (Signed)
Version: | 0.9.7.22 |
MD5: | ba37e89a164b862d8063974f0ff6ce11 |
SHA1: | f28365441fc421f1fbaadda4595a876ae982bc4f |
Overview
plex media scanner.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
plex media server.exe (Plex Media Server by Plex). This is typically installed with the program Plex Media Server published by Plex, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Plex which was issued by the DigiCert Inc certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 8 Pro with Media Center (6.2.9200.0).
Details
File name: | plex media scanner.exe |
Publisher: | Plex, Inc. |
Product name: | Plex Media Server |
Description: | Plex Media Scanner |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\plex\plex media server\plex media scanner.exe |
File version: | 0.9.7.22 |
Product version: | 0.9.7.22-4b5280f |
Size: | 1.26 MB (1,317,544 bytes) |
Build date: | 4/3/2013 5:54 PM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Plex |
Authority (CA): | DigiCert Inc |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“It's easy to watch movie files on a computer monitor. But, what happens when your collection starts to get large? How do you find the show you want to watch easily? How do you know you've watched an episode, or where you stopped it last night? How do you share the media files over several screens? What about content from the Internet?
The Plex Media Server solves these problems by gathering information about your media and storing it o...”
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00412199% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00299240% | |
User CPU: | 0.00112958% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 3,167 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 27.56 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 34.63 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 28.49 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 27.56 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 113.42 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 124.48 MB | |
Working set: | 28.49 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 34.97 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 3 | |
Handles: | 149 | |
GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 8 | |
GUI USER count: | 1 | |
GUI USER peak: | 1 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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