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
367d1520aa725772e6cf0a2e5f6176f1
DLL
392fd30a7ab00ee47fdf57507b390cd3
EXE
dcce7f0ec1d0a417e40a4b3a597dfcc4
EXE
3cf5834d1ed71387ecfe7771aaf49642
DLL
371bc8a736093e49a6703c072bd1b45a
DLL
138ebe835ef44737c467dbded67ebf92
EXE
1f3a93514f3032872ad81aab25dc17ec
DLL
ddbb7264775494f3d34a76689b78ec52
EXE
9921c2433d4f2ce89c17ac9abd6e1d76
DLL
12ffaf07680694ea5996eb994ed09945