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30.0 2.21%
29.0.1 1.77%
27.0.1 1.32%
26.0 0.22%
26.0 1.77%
25.0.1 1.10%
25.0 0.22%
25.0 0.22%
25.0 0.22%
25.0 0.22%
25.0 5.52%
24.0 0.22%
24.0 0.22%
24.0 7.28%
23.0.1 2.87%
22.0 0.22%
22.0 5.52%
22.0 0.66%
21.0 0.22%
21.0 8.83%
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plugin-container.exe

Firefox by Mozilla Corporation (Signed)

Remove plugin-container.exe
Version:   13.0
MD5:   23ddb140c16e85fa9b7acee0e2bc9985
SHA1:   0d86eec4de334ac221c537e1542ec911da0fb7cd
SHA256:   69d3350af63029b2a125fc44e0169b7122183ab4597d78fb8413759f98beb362

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:13.0
Size:16.47 KB (16,864 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
12% remove
Firefox 13 adds and updates several features, such as an updated new tab and home tab page. The updated new tab page is a feature similar to the Speed Dial already present in Opera, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Windows Internet Explorer. The new tab page will display nine of the user's most visited websites, along with a cached image. Mozilla Firefox (US English locale) is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozil...
Mozilla
8% remove
Firefox 13 adds and updates several features, such as an updated new tab and home tab page. The updated new tab page is a feature similar to the Speed Dial already present in Opera, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Windows Internet Explorer. The new tab page will display nine of the user's most visited websites, along with a cached image. Mozilla Firefox (US English locale) is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozil...
Mozilla
3% 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
8% remove
Firefox 13 adds and updates several features, such as an updated new tab and home tab page. The updated new tab page is a feature similar to the Speed Dial already present in Opera, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Windows Internet Explorer. The new tab page will display nine of the user's most visited websites, along with a cached image. Mozilla Firefox (US English locale) is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozil...

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:0.01591594%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00696430%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00895165%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:18,469 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,500,707/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.48 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):13.49 MB
Private (minimum):3.16 MB
Non-paged memory:10.48 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:122.63 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):127.22 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.22 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.56 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:89,482/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:24.54 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:970/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:36.09 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:970/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:222
600
GUI GDI count:142
103
GUI GDI peak:170
142
GUI USER count:32
49
GUI USER peak:36
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=1748.12832120.408279133 "C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_4_402_287.dll" 308046b0af4a39cb -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" 1748 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.1748" plugin
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=1748.ed06c50.300193526 "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\q50854fp.default\extensions\{09152f0b-739c-4dec-a245-1aa8a37594f1}\plugins\np-mswmp.dll" 308046b0af4a39cb -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" 1748 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.1748" plugin
Owner:User
Parent process:firefox.exe (Firefox by Mozilla Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
plugin-container.exe (main module)
Total CPU:1.26093494%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.76359506%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.49733988%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:42,382,394/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:24 KB
1.16 MB
npswf32_11_4_402_287.dll (Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems)
Total CPU:0.42488590%
Kernel CPU:0.20155960%
User CPU:0.22332630%
CPU cycles:24,255,127/sec
Memory:10.3 MB
xul.dll (Firefox by Mozilla Foundation)
Total CPU:0.11353038%
Kernel CPU:0.04741278%
User CPU:0.06611760%
CPU cycles:1,909,940/sec
Memory:15.34 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.02786043%
Kernel CPU:0.01436554%
User CPU:0.01349489%
CPU cycles:2,897,506/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00086671%
Kernel CPU:0.00086671%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:5,268/sec
Memory:1.56 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00086666%
Kernel CPU:0.00086666%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:4,129/sec
Memory:228 KB

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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