VersionsVersions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.76%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 11.11%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.17%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 4.76%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 17.46%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 49.21%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 9.52%

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pla.dll

Performance Logs & Alerts by Microsoft

Remove pla.dll
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

There are 7 versions of pla.dll in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). pla.dll is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 1.38 MB. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0003% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.56 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.62 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 743 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:pla.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Performance Logs & Alerts
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\pla.dll
Original name:PLA.DLL.MUI

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pla.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'RAM - Padrao' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\RAM - Padrao'
  • The task 'New Data Collector Set' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\New Data Collector Set'
  • The task 'LSC Memory' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\LSC Memory'
  • The job 'System Overview' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System Overview'
  • The job 'ConvertLogEntries' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\ConvertLogEntries'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System Overview'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\Server Manager Performance Monitor'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\KCTR$1179'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\New Data Collector Set'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\ConvertLogEntries'
Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'
  • Shared name is 'pla'

VersionsAll file variations of pla.dll

MD5SHA-1File size
928061178cd9856ca6b67fffce6ba766 bf6efe17c945470ccb5adbdc04684c302321131e 1.38 MB
6e84bff58f7643499277f29dfa2f8c8d 43b086ca77f1fbb4468b74c2f620631f9800f0f2 1.32 MB
414bba67a3ded1d28437eb66aeb8a720 e3ac18a29aaa80662135fd28c12552af4a44cdd0 1.44 MB
c7cf6a6e137463219e1259e3f0f0dd6c ed3cfb66193dcb172c9b07d99fd199267ad542a6 1.32 MB
e9e68c1a0f25cf4a7ac966eea74ee89e c492f0b30e71b9f35f5f6cdf0dd8e045ace8a535 1.31 MB
b1689df169143f57053f795390c99db3 455be0e14a038972817aaf0a950468af79a53f10 1.43 MB
cd05a38d166beade18030bafc0c0a939 f58e21fdd3b9dd6c61cf50662ba8ea37c2b7c522 1.43 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 52.38%
Windows Vista Ultimate 11.11%
Windows 7 Professional 7.94%
Windows Vista Home Basic 7.94%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.76%
Windows 8 4.76%
Windows 8.1 4.76%
Windows Vista Business 3.17%
Windows Server 2008 Standard 1.59%
Windows Server 2012 Standard Evaluation 1.59%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.33% of Performance Logs & Alerts.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 32.26%
Dell 22.58%
Hewlett-Packard 16.13%
Sony 12.90%
ASUS 9.68%
Intel 3.23%
American Megatrends 1.61%
Samsung 1.61%
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