Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
pluginservice.exe
IePlugin control by Thinknice Co. Limited (Signed)
| Version: | 13.27.0.223 |
| MD5: | e91c669db45ec0f1d18185a9b7006e44 |
| SHA1: | 95d8c7f2851240f836d46ebd0dcb0bbae3c9c3c8 |
Overview
pluginservice.exe runs as a service under the name IePlugin Service (IePluginService) within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including IePluginService12.27.0.3413 published by Cherished Technololgy LIMITED and IePluginService12.27.0.3326 published by Cherished Technololgy LIMITED. The file is digitally signed by Thinknice Co. Limited which was issued by the GlobalSign nv-sa certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | pluginservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Cherished Technololgy LIMITED |
| Product name: | IePlugin control |
| Description: | IePlugin Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\ProgramData\iepluginservices\pluginservice.exe |
| Original name: | IePluginService.exe |
| File version: | 13.27.0.223 |
| Size: | 688.61 KB (705,136 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/10/2014 9:54 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Thinknice Co. Limited |
| Authority (CA): | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Effective date: | Monday, November 25, 2013 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Cherished Technololgy LIMITED |
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Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'IePluginService' (IePlugin Service)
- 'IePluginServices' (IePlugin Services)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00004448% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002908% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001540% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 885,219 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 59,566/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.95 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 8.03 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 6.38 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 71.73 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 79.78 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.86 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 10.76 MB | |
| Page faults: | 166,889/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 18.56 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 1.07 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 21/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 9 | |
| Handles: | 243 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | C:\ProgramData\iepluginservice\pluginservice.exe -service |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | IePluginService |
| Display name: | IePlugin Service |
| Description: | “IePlugin service” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.82% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
27.27% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
13.64% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.09% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.09% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
9.09% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.82% of IePlugin control.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
27.59% |
|
| Dell |
13.79% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
13.79% |
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| Acer |
13.79% |
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| ASUS |
13.79% |
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| Lenovo |
13.79% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
3.45% |
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