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kernel32.dll
IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetDllDirectoryW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, DecodePointer, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, EncodePointer, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetCurrentThreadId, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW
mozalloc.dll
moz_xmalloc, moz_free
mozcrt19.dll
__winitenv, _initterm, _initterm_e, _configthreadlocale, __setusermatherr, _adjust_fdiv, __p__commode, exit, _encode_pointer, __set_app_type, _unlock, __dllonexit, _lock, _onexit, _decode_pointer, _except_handler4_common, _invoke_watson, _controlfp_s, _crt_debugger_hook, _XcptFilter, _exit, _cexit, __wgetmainargs, _amsg_exit, wcslen, __p__fmode
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
xul.dll
XRE_InitChildProcess, XRE_StringToChildProcessType, NS_SetDllDirectory

plugin-container.exe

Firefox by Mozilla Corporation (Signed)

Remove plugin-container.exe
Version:   22.0
MD5:   e9349a03fd81b4806714a16796b5e20a
SHA1:   a2a8f33f121323d736bf8583190fcdd8af4676c0
SHA256:   c07cae0898dfa57a795db022112e3bda4b1050be65ea1c5e3c81bfbb9a13049f

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:22.0
Size:16.9 KB (17,304 bytes)
Build date:6/18/2013 4:12 PM
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
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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}'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [TCP] a72-246-190-57.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (72.246.190.57:80)
  • [TCP] rlpublic.alldigital.net (208.91.205.198:80)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.03185072%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01445504%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.01739568%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:64,825,866 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:2,680,874/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:503/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:19.73 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):29.35 MB
    Private (minimum):16.42 MB
    Non-paged memory:19.73 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:149.16 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):156.51 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:21.86 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):32.4 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:349,598/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:684.47 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2,233/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:326.2 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2,039/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:153.57 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1,310/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:7
    12
    Handles:263
    600
    GUI GDI count:18
    103
    GUI GDI peak:28
    142
    GUI USER count:21
    49
    GUI USER peak:29
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=2828.9685400.1478573479 "C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\sitesafetyinstaller\15.5.0\npsitesafety.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" - 2828 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2828" plugin
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=2840.18963500.1277225437 "C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_7_700_224.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" 308046b0af4a39cb 2840 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2840" plugin
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=2756.4e67700.500329473 "C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_7_700_224.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" 308046b0af4a39cb 2756 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2756" plugin
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=12224.2274b000.1464700543 "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\mozilla\plugins\npgoogletalk.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" e7cf176e110c211b 12224 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.12224" plugin
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=12224.869cf00.1483631425 "C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_7_700_224.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" e7cf176e110c211b 12224 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.12224" plugin
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=5676.13cfaa00.147591824 "C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_7_700_224.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" 308046b0af4a39cb 5676 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5676" plugin
    • "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\plugin-container.exe" --channel=6272.1f01d400.166675392 "C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\npswf32_11_7_700_224.dll" -greomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\browser" e7cf176e110c211b 6272 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.6272" plugin
    • (27 more)
    Owner:User
    Parent process:firefox.exe (Firefox by Mozilla Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    npswf32_11_8_800_94.dll (Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems)
    Total CPU:1.29636671%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.09642566%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:1.19994105%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:39/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:16.39 MB
    1.16 MB
    plugin-container.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:1.28300157%
    Kernel CPU:0.23171919%
    User CPU:1.05128238%
    CPU cycles:4,420,754/sec
    Context switches:37/sec
    Memory:24 KB
    npswf32_11_8_800_95.dll (Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems)
    Total CPU:0.36073256%
    Kernel CPU:0.00290914%
    User CPU:0.35782342%
    Context switches:76/sec
    Memory:16.39 MB
    npswf32_11_7_700_224.dll (Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems)
    Total CPU:0.24413626%
    Kernel CPU:0.09933774%
    User CPU:0.14479852%
    CPU cycles:5,138,098/sec
    Memory:16.27 MB
    xul.dll (Firefox by Mozilla Foundation)
    Total CPU:0.10219233%
    Kernel CPU:0.05510752%
    User CPU:0.04708481%
    CPU cycles:238,710/sec
    Context switches:31/sec
    Memory:20.47 MB
    wdmaud.drv
    Total CPU:0.08848877%
    Kernel CPU:0.02308403%
    User CPU:0.06540474%
    Context switches:43/sec
    Memory:36 KB
    mswsock.dll (Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.04739451%
    Kernel CPU:0.03347070%
    User CPU:0.01392381%
    Context switches:12/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.04031677%
    Kernel CPU:0.01985081%
    User CPU:0.02046596%
    CPU cycles:704,257/sec
    Context switches:10/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    wow64cpu.dll
    Total CPU:0.00775395%
    Kernel CPU:0.00356471%
    User CPU:0.00418924%
    CPU cycles:222,138/sec
    Context switches:8/sec
    Memory:32 KB
    wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00011151%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00011151%
    CPU cycles:357/sec
    Memory:252 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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