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VersionsAdditional versions

9.0.1 0.44%
8.0.1 0.22%
6.0.2 0.44%
5.0.1 0.22%
5.0 0.44%
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:   20.0
MD5:   efc9f5ae763d8d10c519af618d3a1517
SHA1:   7dd34d8d66a16fae27ac4f0c4b413a150e4baeb2

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:20.0
Size:16.9 KB (17,304 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
3% remove
Firefox 17 was not planned to bring as many user-facing features as previous releases; it brings improved display of location bar results, improvements to the silent update mechanism for users with incompatible add-ons, and refinements to the Click-To-Play system introduced in Firefox 14. A new feature for developers, an HTML tree editor is also included. Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozilla ...
Mozilla
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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 20 was released on April 2, 2013. A new feature of Firefox 20 is a panel-based download manager, along with H.264 decoding on the

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:0.00027207%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00016049%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00011158%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:900,147 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:2,884/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:12.67 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):36.79 MB
Private (minimum):17.71 MB
Non-paged memory:12.67 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:156.15 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):169.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:25.19 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):39.03 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:208
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:30
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=8148.835b100.392066287 "C:\Program Files\mcafee\siteadvisor\npmcffplg32.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox" e7cf176e110c211b 8148 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.8148" plugin
  • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=5040.13d88600.722716137 "C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_6_602_180.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox" e7cf176e110c211b 5040 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5040" plugin
Owner:User
Parent process:firefox.exe (Firefox by Mozilla Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
plugin-container.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.79316567%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.36988500%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.42328067%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:27,505,160/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:336/sec
79/sec
Memory:24 KB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.33412434%
Kernel CPU:0.17599248%
User CPU:0.15813186%
CPU cycles:6,714,175/sec
Context switches:198/sec
Memory:276 KB

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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