What is PluginService.exe?

PluginService.exe is part of IePlugin control and developed by Cherished Technololgy LIMITED according to the PluginService.exe version information.

PluginService.exe's description is "IePlugin Service"

PluginService.exe is digitally signed by Zhang Ling.

PluginService.exe is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\IePluginServices\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected PluginService.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

13 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PluginService.exe file. That's a 25% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Agnitum	PUA.Agent!
AntiVir	ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
AVG	Zhangling.BCD
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.Elex.40
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/ELEX.AD
Fortinet	Riskware/Elex
Jiangmin	Adware/Agent.lmz
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0049c9111 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0049c9111 )
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.IePluginService.A
Qihoo-360	HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
Sophos	Elex
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0630

PluginService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove PluginService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the PluginService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that PluginService.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate PluginService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the PluginService.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate PluginService.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\ProgramData\IePluginServices\PluginService.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the PluginService.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If PluginService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If PluginService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If PluginService.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that PluginService.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Folder name variants

PluginService.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\ProgramData\IePluginServices\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\iepluginservices\
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Dane aplikacji\IePluginServices\

Other files also named PluginService.exe

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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