pla.dll
Performance Logs & Alerts by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) | 
| MD5: | b1689df169143f57053f795390c99db3 | 
| SHA1: | 455be0e14a038972817aaf0a950468af79a53f10 | 
| SHA256: | 887b8c76b34cabc68067c0f27cc4eef02457a53634c96fe5b0fe9b99453bdbef | 
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
pla.dll 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). .
 Details
Details
| 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 | 
| File version: | 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) | 
| Product version: | 6.0.6001.18000 | 
| Size: | 1.43 MB (1,502,208 bytes) | 
| Digital DNA | 
| Entropy: | 6.102473 | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET | 
| .NET CLR: | Yes | 
| .NET NGENed: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
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'
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- Shared name is 'pla'
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| 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 country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 58.33% of Performance Logs & Alerts.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| 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% |  |