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What is iexplore.exe?

Part of Internet Explorer by Microsoft

What is it?

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.
Description of iexplore.exe from Microsoft
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, favorite sites pinned to the taskbar, and seamless integration with Windows.Browse confidently with built-in tools like SmartScreen Filter and Tracking Protection that let you be more aware of threats to your PC and your privacy. The new graphic capabilities and improved performance in Internet Explorer 9 set the stage for immersive and rich experiences.
(iexplore.exe is a system file that is installed with Windows)
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How does iexplore.exe run?

Process - iexplore.exe is an instance of a running program. This 32-bit program executes with the privileges as the currently logged in user account. iexplore.exe is executed by the process explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft).

How does iexplore.exe start?

Shell open command - iexplore.exe is typically associtated with identifier name of ftp with and identifier of "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" %1. A Shell Open Command allows for an association of a file extension and a program. This association allows an application to be run when the icon or a context menu item is clicked upon in the Windows Explorer window.
Internet Explorer is loaded by:

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What is the community is seeing?What is the community is doing?
About 0.2% of all Boost users have the iexplore.exe process running.Of the 0.2% of iexplore.exe users, less than 1% have disabled it.
How resource intensive is iexplore.exe?
Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.
0.07886% CPU788631.7%
Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.
169.69 MB RAM788.0%
Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.
678 GDI objects452.0%
Average number of GUI GDI and USER objects for all programs is 150.
884 context switches/sec884.0%
Average context switches for all programs is 100 per second.
Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Program Files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe

Are there other versions of Internet Explorer?

What modules are loaded?

A module is a dynamic link library (DLL) or an executable file that is loaded into the process. Below is a list of non-system modules that are loaded by Internet Explorer.

What else is related?

What Windows OS versions does this run on?

Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072)
Windows XP Professional (5.1.2600.131072)

About Microsoft Corporation

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File details

File name: iexplore.exe
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation (verified)
Name: Internet Explorer
Description: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Version: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Product version: 6.00.2900.2180
Size: 91 KB
Original file name: IEXPLORE.EXE
Windows file protection: Yes

Resource utilization

CPU utilization averages
Total CPU: 0.1235347092%
Privileged CPU: 0.0446715412%
User CPU: 0.07886316802016%
Privileged CPU time: 11798.21 ms
Privileged CPU time /min: 0 ms
Context switches /sec: 884
Memory utilization averages
Committed memory: 459.81 MB
Peak committed memory: 468.89 MB
Paged memory: 169.69 MB
Peak paged memory: 177.67 MB
Paged system memory: 352.84 KB
Non-paged system memory: 39.17 KB
Working set memory: 53.59 MB
Peak working set memory: 133.4 MB
Min working set memory: 46.35 MB
Private memory: 169.69 MB
Page faults: 328,516
Page faults /min: 0
Process I/O averages
Total read operations: 16,693
Total read transfer: 15 MB
Total write operations: 3,794
Total write transfer: 4.84 MB
Total other operations: 37,697
Total other transfer: 2.35 MB
GUI Object Averages
GDI objects: 678
USER objects: 423
Resources
Handle count average: 1,708
Thread count average: 61
Thread resource averages
winmm.dll
mscorwks.dll
ntdll.dll

Process details

Runs as (owner): User
Integrety level: Undefined
Windows platform: 32-bit
Parent Processes
Child Process
Process Commands
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "httC://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=w3i&hsimp=yhs-defalttabtransfer&type=W3i_YT,191,8_4,Search,20120835,18367,0,4,0&p=Deal%20Slider%20install"
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "httC://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=w3i&hsimp=yhs-defalttabtransfer&type=W3i_YT,191,8_4,Search,20120835,18367,0,4,0&p=Deal%20Slider"
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" httC://01NETcom.OurToolbar.com/SetupFinish
httC://dl.installiq.com/postback/V2/landing.aspx?npx=3763,8434,8437&rc=13&a=10074&f=utilitiesypage&cc=840&rd=False&pq=1&unique=False&ps=b1aeeba6-a7df-480e-b2a4-3b1be052934e&a2=US&pc=&bb=False&v=2872&s=musicoasis&ct=4&atid=-1&thankyou=http%3a%2f%2flan.music-oasis.com%2fLPQueue%2f1128%2f%3fa%3d13196%26f%3dmusicoasistypage
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"

Shell open command details

Name: InternetShortcut
Command: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" %1

Image hashes

MD5: e7484514c0464642be7b4dc2689354c8
SHA-1: a873c4a36f861dded9a4f5ddc6a8777bf94d1cc1
SHA-256: c09bc04058f1e2d4eae481490b998381486311e02ff782e99383c16d77c1b3bc

PE image details

Subsystem: Windows GUI
Langauge*: Microsoft Visual C++
File entropy: 5.74055
File packed: No
Import Table
kernel32.dll
msvcrt.dll
shlwapi.dll
user32.dll
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