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What is iexplore.exe?

Part of Windows® 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 64-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 giffile with and identifier of "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome. 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.
Scheduled task - iexplore.exe is launched automatically by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name '\{3C6E9070-F381-47A9-94B4-A9F7AA5FF3E8}'. Task Scheduler provides the ability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals or even with event-based triggers.
Windows® Internet Explorer is loaded by:

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What is the community is seeing?What is the community is doing?
About 0.4% of all Boost users have the iexplore.exe process running.Of the 0.4% of iexplore.exe users, less than 1% have disabled it.
How stable is Windows® Internet Explorer?
Based on crash data discovered by Boost, stability is a measure of how sound this particular process and the average percent of times it crashes.
     iexplore.exe0.03%
Typical program1.26%
How resource intensive is iexplore.exe?
Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.
0.02039% CPU203853.0%
Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.
92.92 MB RAM431.5%
Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.
 18 /min0.8%
Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.
138 GDI objects92.0%
Average number of GUI GDI and USER objects for all programs is 150.
128 context switches/sec128.0%
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 Windows® Internet Explorer?

iexplore.exe - version 9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330)
iexplore.exe - version 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
iexplore.exe - version 8.00.6001.18702 (longhorn_ie8_rtm(wmbla).090308-0339)
iexplore.exe - version 7.00.6000.21325 (vista_ldr.130201-1235)
iexplore.exe - version 7.00.6000.17128 (vista_gdr.130220-1755)
iexplore.exe - version 7.00.6000.17123 (vista_gdr.130201-1235)
iexplore.exe - version 7.00.6000.17117 (vista_gdr.121220-1459)
iexplore.exe - version 7.00.6000.16791 (vista_gdr.081217-1620)
iexplore.exe - version 7.00.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
iexplore.exe - version 11.00.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)
iexplore.exe - version 10.00.9200.16521 (win8_gdr_soc_ie.130216-2100)
iexplore.exe - version 10.00.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
iexplore.exe - version 10.00.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455)

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 Windows® Internet Explorer.
genericasktoolbar.dll (Toolbar by Askcom)
mf.dll (Media Foundation DLL by Microsoft)
vgx.dll (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
dxtrans.dll (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
windowslivelogin.dll (Microsoft® Windows Live Login Helper by Microsoft)
googletoolbar_32.dll (Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer by Google)
urlmon.dll (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
mshtml.dll (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
swg.dll (GoogleToolbarNotifier by Google)
videomimefilter.dll (MIME Video Detector for IE by Advanced Micro Devices)
yt.dll (Yahoo! Toolbar by Yahoo!)
searchpredict.dll (SearchPredict Module by Speed-Bit LTD)
linkverifier.dll (Link Verification Extension by Speed-Bit LTD)
dapieengine.dll (Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) MSIE plugin engine by Speed-Bit LTD)
dapiemonitor.dll (DAPIEMonitor Dynamic Link Library by Speed-Bit LTD)
visicom_antiphishing.dll (Anti-phishing Domain Advisor by Visicom Media)
dapie.dll (Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) MSIE plugin by Speed-Bit LTD)
divxhtml5.dll (DivX Plus Web Player HTML5
bho.dll (by OutBrowse Ltd)
hpswp_printenhancer.dll (HP Smart Web Printing by Hewlett-Packard Company)
hpswp_bho.dll (HP Smart Web Printing by Hewlett-Packard Company)
50858c3452894.ocx
aswjsflt.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)
flash32_11_3_300_271.ocx (Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems)
ieplugin.dll (Bluetooth Software by Atheros Communications)
rndlbrowserrecordplugin.dll (RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin by RealNetworks)
buttonsite.dll (Add-ons Framework by PurpleTech Software)
mozcrt19.dll (Mozilla Custom C Runtime by Mozilla)
npctrl.dll (Silverlight Plug-In by Microsoft)
ytbm.dll (Yahoo! Toolbar Bookmarks Module by Yahoo!)
sqlite3.dll (SQLite Database Library by IncrediMail Ltd)
js3250.dll (NETSCAPE by Netscape Communications)

What else is related?

ie4uinit.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
iesetup.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
hmmapi.dll (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
themeui.dll (Windows-Design-API by Microsoft)
sstext3d.scr (Direct3D-Textbildschirmschoner by Microsoft)
photoviewershim.dll (Windows Live Photo Gallery by Microsoft)
logonui.exe (Windows-Anmeldebenutzeroberfläche by Microsoft)
system.componentmodel.composition.resources.dll (Microsoft® .NET Framework by Microsoft)
presentationframework.resources.dll (Microsoft® .NET Framework by Microsoft)
updater.exe (Skype by Microsoft)
msxml4a.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP1 by Microsoft)
msxml4r.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP1 by Microsoft)
msxml4.dll (Microsoft(R) MSXML 4.0 SP 2 by Microsoft)
freecell.exe (Entertainment Pack FreeCell Game by Microsoft)
wiaacmgr.exe (Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard by Microsoft)
prodaiintl1033.dll (ProdAddInIntl by Microsoft)
mimectl.dll (Microsoft® Exchange by Microsoft)
msvcp60.dll (Microsoft (R) Visual C++ by Microsoft)
rstrui.exe (System Restore Application by Microsoft)
dismhost.exe (Dism Host Servicing Process by Microsoft)
bcmsqlstartupsvc.exe (Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010 by Microsoft)
msonsext.dll (Microsoft Office by Microsoft)

Windows® Internet Explorer Stability

iexplore.exe crashes or has encountered a critical error 0.8900% of the time.
1.  
Error: Stopped responding and was closed (AppHangB1)
Details: A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Occurred on: August 15, 2013
2.  
Error: Stopped responding and was closed (AppHangB1)
Details: A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Occurred on: August 17, 2013
3.  
Error: Stopped working (APPCRASH)
Occurred on: August 18, 2013

What Windows OS versions does this run on?

Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)

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File details

File name: iexplore.exe
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation (verified)
Name: Windows® Internet Explorer
Description: Internet Explorer
Version: 10.00.9200.16521 (win8_gdr_soc_ie.130216-2100)
Product version: 10.00.9200.16521
Size: 752.59 KB
Original file name: IEXPLORE.EXE.MUI
Windows file protection: Yes

Digital certificate

Issued to: Microsoft Corporation
Certificate authority: Microsoft Corporation
Effective date: 7/19/2010
Expiration date: 10/19/2011

Resource utilization

CPU utilization averages
Total CPU: 0.0485635016%
Privileged CPU: 0.0281782054%
User CPU: 0.02038529620709%
Privileged CPU time: 56140.21 ms
Privileged CPU time /min: 38 ms
CPU cycle count: 384,575,449
CPU cycle count /min: 232,633,404
Context switches /sec: 128
Memory utilization averages
Committed memory: 338.27 MB
Peak committed memory: 419.25 MB
Paged memory: 92.92 MB
Peak paged memory: 144.97 MB
Paged system memory: 492.58 KB
Non-paged system memory: 54.05 KB
Working set memory: 82.93 MB
Peak working set memory: 147.31 MB
Min working set memory: 52.69 MB
Private memory: 92.92 MB
Page faults: 903,980
Page faults /min: 601
Process I/O averages
Total read operations: 13,408
Read operations /min: 8
Total read transfer: 31.03 MB
Read transfer /min: 18.94 KB
Total write operations: 30,607
Write operations /min: 10
Total write transfer: 71.56 MB
Write transfer /min: 21.74 KB
Total other operations: 111,483
Other operations /min: 95
Total other transfer: 1.7 MB
Other Transfer /min: 1.02 KB
GUI Object Averages
GDI objects: 138
Peak GDI objects: 246
USER objects: 76
Peak USER objects: 153
Resources
Handle count average: 12,237
Thread count average: 24
Thread resource averages
ieshims.dll
ntdll.dll
wow64.dll
crypt32.dll
ntdll.dll
wininet.dll
iertutil.dll
mswsock.dll
ole32.dll

Process details

Runs as (owner): User
Integrety level: Low
Windows platform: 64-bit
Parent Processes
explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)
iexplore.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
Child Process
iexplore.exe (Windows® Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
Process Commands
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEC:3252 CREDAC:267521 /prefetcC:2
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEC:8028 CREDAC:923044 /prefetcC:2
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEC:8028 CREDAC:267762 /prefetcC:2
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEC:8028 CREDAC:1054155 /prefetcC:2
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEC:8028 CREDAC:529711 /prefetcC:2

Shell open command details

Name: gopher
Command: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome

Scheduled task details

CLSID: {DC7ABF42-D45A-4D97-B5A3-E1981D317C8A}
Command: \{DC7ABF42-D45A-4D97-B5A3-E1981D317C8A}

Image hashes

MD5: 37287d98a1bf5d56aa729ceb9b27c6b1
SHA-1: d14491d2e29fad3262975300ca1b38d4b66dbb1b
SHA-256: d8a8c548a257b9f7476adcd9ce2e217fd71c4ab45270bce77125e5e302ad5fe4

PE image details

Subsystem: Windows GUI
Langauge*: Microsoft Visual C++
File entropy: 6.58338
File packed: No
Import Table
advapi32.dll
api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
api-ms-win-downlevel-shlwapi-l1-1-0.dll
kernel32.dll
msvcrt.dll
ntdll.dll
ole32.dll
shell32.dll
shlwapi.dll
user32.dll
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