Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Parent process
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Plex Media Server.exe
Plex Media Server by Plex (Signed)
Version: | 0.9.7.28 |
MD5: | 3a2086c54577e3e86687fc496c98dc54 |
SHA1: | 795280464f9715f069c235046c2fe351afe2eac1 |
SHA256: | 4f4dfafb184df9f91aec0417602c1debe5e7e9b3b30e2868c9848992cb4976be |
Overview
plex media server.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Plex Media Server published by Plex, Inc. and Avery Template published by Avery. The file is digitally signed by Plex which was issued by the DigiCert Inc certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | plex media server.exe |
Publisher: | Plex, Inc. |
Product name: | Plex Media Server |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\plex\plex media server\plex media server.exe |
File version: | 0.9.7.28 |
Size: | 3.81 MB (3,997,832 bytes) |
Build date: | 6/3/2013 7:23 PM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Plex |
Authority (CA): | DigiCert Inc |
Effective date: | Monday, May 14, 2012 |
Expiration date: | Thursday, August 29, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Blank and pre-designed templates available for Microsoft® Word and Adobe® programs. Just open, format and print! The Avery Templates App adds pre-designed templates for your favorite Avery products to Microsoft Word 2013. It includes designs for labels, business cards, greeting cards and more. You can easily create a matching suite of Avery products to bring a unified look to your home or office projects. Plus, you’ll see how easy it is...”
“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...”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Plex Media Server' → "C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Server.exe"
Network connections
[UDP] listens on port 50897
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00026905% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00021441% | |
User CPU: | 0.00005464% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 15,672 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 37/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 45.64 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 52.18 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 3.78 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 45.64 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 257.27 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 283.28 MB | |
Working set: | 38.54 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 55.49 MB | |
Page faults: | 201,319/min | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 36 | |
Handles: | 475 | |
GUI GDI count: | 68 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 73 | |
GUI USER count: | 17 | |
GUI USER peak: | 21 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
Plex Media Server.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00245525% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00161898% | |
User CPU: | 0.00083627% | |
CPU cycles: | 197,369/sec | |
Context switches: | 1/sec | |
Memory: | 3.83 MB | |
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00019023% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00002714% | |
User CPU: | 0.00016309% | |
CPU cycles: | 4,763/sec | |
Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
75.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
12.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 87.50% of Plex Media Server.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
40.00% |
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Intel |
40.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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