How to remove an plugin-container error

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Plugin-container.exe file information

The process known as Plugin Container for Firefox or Plugin Container for CometBird or Plugin Container for Waterfox or Plugin Container for Palemoon or Plugin Container for Aurora or Plugin Container for Nightly

belongs to software Firefox or Mozilla Firefox or FoxyTunes for Firefox or CometBird or Pale Moon or Waterfox or Nightly (version 8.0a1) or Aurora 7.0a2

by Mozilla (www.mozilla.org).

Description: The file plugin-container.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder or in C:\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 16,856 bytes (64% of all occurrences), 14,808 bytes and 12 more variants.
The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows core file. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. Therefore the technical security rating is 38% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you have any problems with plugin-container.exe, you can also visit the Mozilla support page, update the program to the latest version or uninstall Mozilla Firefox or FoxyTunes for Firefox from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

If plugin-container.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 38% dangerous. The file size is 16,856 bytes (75% of all occurrences), 14,808 bytes or 16,824 bytes. The program has no visible window. The file has a digital signature. The file is not a Windows system file.
If you have any problems with plugin-container.exe, you can also visit the Mozilla support page, update the program to the latest version or uninstall Mozilla Firefox from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

If plugin-container.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 37% dangerous. The file size is 16,856 bytes (61% of all occurrences), 16,824 bytes or 16,864 bytes. The program is not visible. It is digitally signed. Plugin-container.exe is not a Windows system file.
If you have any problems with plugin-container.exe, you can also visit the Mozilla support page, update the program to the latest version or uninstall Mozilla Firefox from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as plugin-container.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the plugin-container.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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firefox normal
ana (further information)

plugins file downloader

plugin container.exe

The crash protection in Firefox is provided by loading some plugins separately in a new process called plugin-container. How Firefox crash protection can help you? With crash protection on, if a plugin crashes or freezes, the main browser process (firefox.exe) will stay running but the portion of the web page controlled by that particular plugin will be disabled. It means, a plugin crash will not affect the rest of Firefox and you will enjoy uninterrupted browsing. Later, you can restart the plugin content simply by refreshing the web page. So, plugin-container.exe is definitely not a malware.
Dr. Ashley (further information)

It's a procees used by firefox
rodolfo perez (further information)

C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\IE\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll

foxfire plug-in for v 3.6.4
Skey (further information)

because this app take more than 90% of cpu when the fire fox is running.
ali shekari

Flash player, Java
Alo (further information)

Plugin Container for Firefox
pumaluk

Creates an unstable envirement sluggish performance....acts like a trojan! best advise to firefox stop trying to fix something that isnt busted.
rcet

Summary: Average user rating of plugin-container.exe: based on 15 votes with 11 reviews.

7 users think plugin-container.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 4 users think plugin-container.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade plugin-container.exe ("not sure about it").

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