Plex Media Server

Plex Media Server

by Plex, Inc.

What is Plex Media Server?

Plex Media Server is software application developed by Plex, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 52.98% of installations running this operating system. Plex Media Server's installer is typically 42.00 MB in size and installs around 43 files. The most common release is 1.3.3.3148 with 0.96% of all installations currently using this version.

Plex Media Server is most popular in the United States with 62.49% of installations residing in this country.

Plex Media Server adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Plex Media Server is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • plexscripthost.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\PlexScriptHost.exe'.
  • plexdlnaserver.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\PlexDlnaServer.exe'.
  • plex media server.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Server.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • plex media server.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3C28BCAC-575E-4A85-9B7D-513D280EF8B6}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • plex media server.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Plex Media Server' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Server.exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.plexapp.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plex\plex media server\resources\plug-ins\media-flags.bundle\contents\resources\studio
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{15FE4745-FF95-4746-A817-70CD06AAE8B8}
Size:
42.00 MB
Language:
English

Plex Media Server Executable Details

Primary executable:
plex media server.exe
Name:
Plex Media Server
Path:
C:\Program Files\plex\plex media server\resources\plug-ins\media-flags.bundle\contents\resources\studio\plex media server.exe
MD5:
3e1ed9862a152696580690f3c3c9c4c4
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Plex Media Server
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
099f49d260deaef9dcae1046e6863164
DLL
290676fc3c1dd52b0a9d007bb9a8c0c0
DLL
df37db28566836910a8dee5031209f8a
DLL
464c638198b454f3d291f6ab8229a88a
DLL
8e9e44add22f3047de620c4f4053ca0a
DLL
c5bd68497dc245ca497340d9883146df
DLL
38bf639c633a1cb1a2f67fb3498268db
DLL
4f0d5a0f6cb4275797b6e9f96e01a2b0
DLL
9949ff57d373a6c43e5633f7a2296ab0
DLL
a18b70065a8fbe8e55dcee07489a8035