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kernel32.dll
IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetDllDirectoryW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, DecodePointer, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, EncodePointer, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentThreadId, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW
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msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
xul.dll
XRE_InitChildProcess, XRE_StringToChildProcessType, NS_SetDllDirectory

plugin-container.exe

Firefox by Mozilla Corporation (Signed)

Remove plugin-container.exe
Version:   18.0
MD5:   11779231683b05e67cbd5e7f6ec0cf38
SHA1:   bf64a77a6392832c4e6d560783813be23e960ce0
SHA256:   a077ed11573626b58656f714b22e6c9845ede6bbe06b8b9db1d56b7d43eb3674

What is plugin-container.exe?

Plugin Container for Firefox - Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers. Firefox uses a sandbox security model, and limits scripts from accessing data from other web sites based on the same origin policy

About plugin-container.exe (from Mozilla Corporation)

“Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you”

DetailsDetails

File name:plugin-container.exe
Publisher:Mozilla Corporation
Product name:Firefox
Description:Plugin Container for Firefox
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe
File version:18.0
Size:17.05 KB (17,456 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Mozilla Corporation
Authority (CA):Thawte
Effective date:Monday, September 27, 2010
Expiration date:Sunday, October 30, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.500324
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US
 Mozilla
7% remove
A new feature for Firefox 18 is IonMonkey, Mozilla's next generation JavaScript engine. Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation that is a heavily localized. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers and thus provid...
Mozilla Firefox x86 de
 Mozilla
11% remove
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation that is a heavily localized. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers and thus provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools. Firefox uses ...
Mozilla Firefox x86 fr
 Mozilla
9% remove
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation that is a heavily localized. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers and thus provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools. Firefox uses ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'
Scheduled tasks
  • Entry path '\{94E20C9F-C61C-4D99-888B-EDE08F825D76}'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.04565781%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02474839%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.02090942%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,733,518 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,515,494/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:133/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:12.23 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):18.28 MB
Private (minimum):16.08 MB
Non-paged memory:12.23 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:154.06 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):168.85 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:16.32 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):19.87 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:58,656/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:114.24 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:4,558/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:108.67 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:4,556/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.78 MB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:16,742/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:218
600
GUI GDI count:30
103
GUI GDI peak:60
142
GUI USER count:26
49
GUI USER peak:35
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=6652.13f84700.1773995304 "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\98o5wchf.default\extensions\{c95a4e8e-816d-4655-8c79-d736da1adb6d}\plugins\np-mswmp.dll" e7cf176e110c211b -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" 6652 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.6652" plugin
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=6652.1413d000.255411241 "C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_5_502_135.dll" e7cf176e110c211b -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" 6652 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.6652" plugin
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=812.1db29800.1188335921 "C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_5_502_110.dll" e7cf176e110c211b -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" 812 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.812" plugin
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=3252.f08b900.1693456925 "C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_5_502_146.dll" e7cf176e110c211b -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" 3252 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3252" plugin
Owner:User
Parent process:firefox.exe (Firefox by Mozilla Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
plugin-container.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.56176665%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.26513773%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.29662892%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:14,874,418/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:23/sec
79/sec
Memory:24 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.32453388%
Kernel CPU:0.15193351%
User CPU:0.17260037%
CPU cycles:7,122,188/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

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 25.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.50%
Windows 8 9.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows 8.1 3.50%
Windows 7 Professional 3.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.50% of Firefox.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 29.66%
Hewlett-Packard 14.45%
ASUS 13.69%
Acer 11.03%
Toshiba 9.13%
American Megatrends 5.32%
Lenovo 3.04%
Sony 3.04%
GIGABYTE 2.28%
Intel 2.28%
Sahara 1.90%
Gateway 1.52%
Samsung 1.52%
Medion 0.76%
Packard Bell 0.38%
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