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plugin-container.exe
Waterfox by Waterfox Limited (Signed)
| Version: | 11.0 |
| MD5: | eac5016e38a8e16fa0654eb18885dfbc |
| SHA1: | 7e2ee861a04abcc26ccd413a975597480ec17dfc |
| SHA256: | 3f7633abe55d0ba88dba43782d2a915fc0186f1913e7d500842b1ebc18aa8a0b |
What is plugin-container.exe?
Mozilla Firefox (Waterfox) is a free and open source web browser coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.
Overview
plugin-container.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Waterfox Limited which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | plugin-container.exe |
| Publisher: | Mozilla Corporation |
| Product name: | Waterfox |
| Description: | Plugin Container for Waterfox |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\waterfox\plugin-container.exe |
| File version: | 11.0 |
| Size: | 11 KB (11,264 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Waterfox Limited |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00238654% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00136611% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00102043% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 121,361 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 1,598/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 291.99 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 355.35 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 77.05 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 291.99 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 804.34 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 888.93 MB | |
| Working set: | 287.22 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 365.78 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 44 | |
| Handles: | 805 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 34 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 49 | |
| GUI USER count: | 46 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 68 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\waterfox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=8836.35ba48f0.1433552675 "C:\Program Files\microsoft silverlight\5.0.61118.0\npctrl.dll" 6f940ac27a98dd61 -greomni "C:\Program Files\waterfox\omni.ja" 8836 plugin
- "C:\Program Files\waterfox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=8836.15b52950.1967047717 "C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\npswf64_11_4_402_287.dll" 6f940ac27a98dd61 -greomni "C:\Program Files\waterfox\omni.ja" 8836 plugin
|
| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | firefox.exe (Waterfox by Mozilla) |
Threads
Averages
| plugin-container.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 3.59386009% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.47166493% | |
| User CPU: | 3.12219516% | |
| CPU cycles: | 157,586,346/sec | |
| Context switches: | 694/sec | |
| Memory: | 28 KB | |
| DSOUND.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.44612611% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.07377603% | |
| User CPU: | 0.37235008% | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,520,752/sec | |
| Context switches: | 52/sec | |
| Memory: | 544 KB | |
| agcore.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.26657492% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.04002405% | |
| User CPU: | 0.22655087% | |
| CPU cycles: | 7,899,289/sec | |
| Context switches: | 26/sec | |
| Memory: | 9.35 MB | |
| xul.dll (Waterfox by Mozilla Foundation) |
| Total CPU: | 0.16633082% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.10846321% | |
| User CPU: | 0.05786761% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,281,805/sec | |
| Context switches: | 88/sec | |
| Memory: | 21.32 MB | |
| npswf64_11_4_402_287.dll (Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems) |
| Total CPU: | 0.11997348% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00344296% | |
| User CPU: | 0.11653052% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,675,165/sec | |
| Context switches: | 43/sec | |
| Memory: | 13.26 MB | |
| coreclr.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00707212% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00110379% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00596832% | |
| CPU cycles: | 155,855/sec | |
| Memory: | 5.59 MB | |
| npctrl.dll (Silverlight Plug-In by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00036487% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00036487% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,711,448/sec | |
| Context switches: | 77/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.59 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 |
50.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
50.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of Waterfox.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
|
