Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 2.38%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 6.87%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.08%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.31%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 2.62%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.05%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.63%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.51%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 1.29%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.03%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.01%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.57%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.44%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.35%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.43%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.03%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.12%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.04%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.05%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.01%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.01%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.68%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 3.03%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.01%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.01%
View more

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
EventWrite, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegQueryValueExW, EventUnregister, GetTraceLoggerHandle, TraceEvent, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegOpenKeyExW, EventRegister, GetTraceEnableLevel, RegCloseKey, RegisterTraceGuidsW
api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
RegGetValueW, RegOpenKeyExW, EventRegister, RegCloseKey, EventUnregister, EventWrite, RegQueryValueExW
api-ms-win-downlevel-shlwapi-l1-1-0.dll
StrStrIW
kernel32.dll
Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection, Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection, TerminateProcess, CreateFileW, lstrlenW, VerifyVersionInfoW, GetLastError, GetProcAddress, LocalAlloc, IsWow64Process, HeapSetInformation, GetFileTime, DeleteCriticalSection, CloseHandle, GetWindowsDirectoryW, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentProcess, VerSetConditionMask, SetDllDirectoryW, CreateProcessW, SetErrorMode, GetCommandLineW, RaiseException, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDefaultLCID, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnterCriticalSection, GetModuleFileNameW, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetVersionExA, FreeLibrary, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentDirectoryW, InitializeCriticalSection, GetVersionExW, SetLastError, SearchPathW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, UnmapViewOfFile, GetLocaleInfoW, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, LoadLibraryExW, LoadResource, FindResourceExW, ReleaseMutex, LoadLibraryExA, SetProcessDEPPolicy, VirtualAlloc, GetNativeSystemInfo, CreateMutexW, WaitForSingleObject, WaitForSingleObjectEx, CreateEventW, FindResourceW
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlUnwind
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitialize
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW
shlwapi.dll
SHGetValueW, SHRegGetValueW, SHSetValueW, UrlApplySchemeW, PathIsURLW, UrlCanonicalizeW, PathFindFileNameW, UrlCreateFromPathW, StrStrW, PathCombineW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathAppendW, PathQuoteSpacesW, SHEnumValueW
user32.dll
IsWindowEnabled, LoadStringW, CharNextW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageTimeoutW, FindWindowExW, MessageBoxW, IsWindowVisible, AllowSetForegroundWindow, GetThreadDesktop, GetUserObjectInformationW

iexplore.exe

Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove iexplore.exe
Version:   8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   85275d3d81c23c8a8d3c915888d11c66
SHA1:   bf0de65393719f6cdc5adf8266674340b10b7f99
SHA256:   96ceb61eb136e9283ac1dfe01f51c96ff42e588f6495908edacc461f6ea20bc6
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is iexplore.exe?

IExplore.exe is at the top level, and is the Internet Explorer executable. It is a small application that relies on the other main components of Internet Explorer to do the work of rendering, navigation, protocol implementation, and so on.

About iexplore.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

Internet Explorer harnesses the untapped power of your PC, delivering pages full of vivid graphics, smoother video, and interactive content. Experience the web the way you want to with a cleaner look

DetailsDetails

File name:iexplore.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows® Internet Explorer
Description:Internet Explorer
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
Original name:IEXPLORE.EXE.MUI
File version:8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:8.00.7600.16385
Size:680.1 KB (696,424 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, July 19, 2010
Expiration date:Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.583379
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shell open commands
  • InternetShortcut
  • gopher
  • xmlfile
  • https
  • http
  • ftp
  • mhtmlfile
  • htmlfile
  • giffile
Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{28A27677-1781-49A8-B133-EB46963B3733}' runs on registration in the path '\{28A27677-1781-49A8-B133-EB46963B3733}'
  • The job '{6A41DE04-F86E-4812-8E56-D7C304AFA991}' runs on registration in the path '\{6A41DE04-F86E-4812-8E56-D7C304AFA991}'
  • The task '{C48C9DC5-E815-40AF-B6EE-0E171DE3D38C}' runs on registration in the path '\{C48C9DC5-E815-40AF-B6EE-0E171DE3D38C}'
  • The task '{FE6FFAEC-6178-4BB5-B843-5F732950078D}' runs on registration in the path '\{FE6FFAEC-6178-4BB5-B843-5F732950078D}'
  • The task '{16F5D73B-1343-4432-A594-D7826D3FEF09}' runs on registration in the path '\{16F5D73B-1343-4432-A594-D7826D3FEF09}'
  • The task '{EE54F59E-E85E-43EC-AE55-959F40FD02E5}' runs on registration in the path '\{EE54F59E-E85E-43EC-AE55-959F40FD02E5}'
  • The job '{DB5B152C-A89D-4C18-83DB-9C930BE954DE}' runs on registration in the path '\{DB5B152C-A89D-4C18-83DB-9C930BE954DE}'
  • The job '{BD7348E0-7711-4DBB-BDD7-8515854EA1BD}' runs on registration in the path '\{BD7348E0-7711-4DBB-BDD7-8515854EA1BD}'
  • The task '{9C1F91B7-4B2F-44BC-A0C5-C3A3414126A2}' runs on registration in the path '\{9C1F91B7-4B2F-44BC-A0C5-C3A3414126A2}'
  • The task '{982CB9F0-92FC-44BF-B041-4263CC9171E8}' runs on registration in the path '\{982CB9F0-92FC-44BF-B041-4263CC9171E8}'
  • The job '{6601423E-9F04-4B05-A02A-22A7D5A8EA35}' runs on registration in the path '\{6601423E-9F04-4B05-A02A-22A7D5A8EA35}'
  • The task '{098EC717-A53A-49E9-9370-690CE169048A}' runs on registration in the path '\{098EC717-A53A-49E9-9370-690CE169048A}'
  • The task '{FF83A9C5-07BD-4AEB-B214-2016EB76E77E}' runs on registration in the path '\{FF83A9C5-07BD-4AEB-B214-2016EB76E77E}'
  • The job '{D29708AF-17A8-405B-9C8D-5ABE0B01EBE7}' runs on registration in the path '\{D29708AF-17A8-405B-9C8D-5ABE0B01EBE7}'
  • The job '{5F70B5BD-3E5F-48B3-9B48-989F1E28D0C6}' runs on registration in the path '\{5F70B5BD-3E5F-48B3-9B48-989F1E28D0C6}'
  • The job '{BA44AC86-B7CB-4065-B78E-4D080AD2166B}' runs on registration in the path '\{BA44AC86-B7CB-4065-B78E-4D080AD2166B}'
  • The task '{07FA7E58-4DD1-4A40-A77D-A9FE91ACA8EC}' runs on registration in the path '\{07FA7E58-4DD1-4A40-A77D-A9FE91ACA8EC}'
  • The job '{FDF80C9A-2116-4EAE-9E9C-C743606B60F0}' runs on registration in the path '\{FDF80C9A-2116-4EAE-9E9C-C743606B60F0}'
  • The task '{B9524566-4DAF-4E69-97F5-3CC1807F84E6}' runs on registration in the path '\{B9524566-4DAF-4E69-97F5-3CC1807F84E6}'
  • The task '{FDDB66ED-3880-47D1-B567-ECAB9EE621F6}' runs on registration in the path '\{FDDB66ED-3880-47D1-B567-ECAB9EE621F6}'
  • The job '{A7D7A5C7-B134-48E8-B39B-239493C43AD8}' runs on registration in the path '\{A7D7A5C7-B134-48E8-B39B-239493C43AD8}'
  • The task '{3D313F7A-B0C7-4AE8-94B6-73C969AB8F8C}' runs on registration in the path '\{3D313F7A-B0C7-4AE8-94B6-73C969AB8F8C}'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00021586%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00010494%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00011092%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,121 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,892,177/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:25.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):37.67 MB
Private (minimum):168 KB
Non-paged memory:25.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:226.27 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):259.05 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.06 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):41.63 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:35,831/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:78 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:49 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:86 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:378
600
GUI GDI count:70
103
GUI GDI peak:180
142
GUI USER count:26
49
GUI USER peak:90
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" scodeC:5724 credaC:79873
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
IExplore.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00009731%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00005677%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00004055%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,818/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:688 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00004866%
Kernel CPU:0.00003784%
User CPU:0.00001081%
CPU cycles:1,446/sec
Memory:1.67 MB
ieframe.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00000541%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000541%
CPU cycles:16/sec
Memory:11.85 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 14.50%
Windows 8.1 11.00%
Windows 8 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 5.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.00%
Windows 8.1 N 2.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.00% of Windows® Internet Explorer.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 25.96%
ASUS 24.68%
Dell 13.62%
Acer 12.77%
Toshiba 10.21%
Samsung 5.96%
Lenovo 5.11%
Alienware 1.70%
Should I remove It? Clean your PC of unwanted adware, toolbars and bloatware.

Download it for FREE