Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

0.9.9.12	12.50%
0.9.9.7	12.50%
0.9.8.4	12.50%
0.9.7.28	12.50%
0.9.7.22	37.50%
0.9.7.17	12.50%

Relationships

Child processes

Related files

plex media scanner.exe (Plex Media Server by Plex)

Plex Media Server.exe

Plex Media Server by Plex (Signed)

Remove Plex Media Server.exe

Version:	0.9.9.12
MD5:	58d344341905f777b8c1d789d3804207
SHA1:	c33a8b965b78c76caf1a113ff2d188204eff9c72

Overview

plex media server.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). 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:	0.9.9.12
Product version:	0.9.9.12.504-3e7f93c
Size:	4.36 MB (4,566,664 bytes)
Build date:	6/16/2014 6:37 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

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 57723

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00005308%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003664%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001644%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	232,313 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	14,617,335/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	54.47 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	58.51 MB
Private (minimum):	36.37 MB
Non-paged memory:	54.47 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	239.9 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	392.27 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	49.28 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	199.04 MB	37.95 MB
I/O
I/O read transfer:	3.07 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1,271/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	4.38 MB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	839/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2.15 MB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1,058/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	32	12
Handles:	624	600
GUI GDI count:	52	103
GUI GDI peak:	56	142
GUI USER count:	14	49
GUI USER peak:	20	71