FF - plugin-container.exe ?

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by CloneRanger, Oct 20, 2010.

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  1. CloneRanger

    CloneRanger Registered Member

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    Twice today when visiting different www's i've had this alert

    plug4.gif

    If i refuse it the page doesn't load, but if i allow it, it does. I think it might be related to scripting and/or flash ?

    This never used to happen until i updated FF to v3.6.11 and i was able to view those exact www's with no problems before.

    Did a FULL search for it, and it's nowhere to be found ?

    What is this for ? And is it supposed to be a Temp file ? even though i can't find it Anywhere on my comp ! and it does say "Wants to start" etc.
     
  2. GlobalForce

    GlobalForce Regular Poster

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    Para-normal jumpy - Mozilla support.
     
  3. Triple Helix

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    They added this a couple of builds ago, I have to let through my firewall to see certain pages! :blink:

    TH

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  4. JRViejo

    JRViejo Super Moderator

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    FYI. What is plugin-container.exe?
     
  5. wutsup

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    you can disable it by going to about:config, and then typing in IPC in the filter, and set everything to false.
     
  6. CloneRanger

    CloneRanger Registered Member

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    @ GlobalForce

    Para something anyway :D

    Along with several other things i don't want :thumbd:

    Yes i got that for the first time earlier on :eek: Didn't allow it :D

    @ JRViejo

    Thanks again for the link :thumb:

    Sounds like a good idea, in principal anyway !

    @ wutsup

    Yes thanks i saw that from JRViejo's link

    about:config = disable dom.ipc.plugins

    So far so good ;)
     
  7. Fad

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    I`ve had the plugin container enabled and disabled in the past....

    I can`t really think of a single instance when Firefox has ever crashed due to a plugin, saying that I can`t think when it`s crashed at all in the last several months at least !

    It does seem the more they add to Firefox, the more I need to disable o_O

    If it wasn`t for the security & bug fixes, I`d probably be still using v2.
     
  8. wat0114

    wat0114 Guest

    Yep, that's nice :rolleyes: - then you cripple your flash video viewing capabilities. For those who're paranoid about it and using a two-way firewall, just restrict it to remote TCP ports 80, 443, and 1935.
     
  9. Robin A.

    Robin A. Registered Member

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    Plugins like Flash are run in a separate process, Plugin-container.exe. In this way, if the plugin crashes, the whole FF process is not affected. There can be several plugin-container.exe running if there are several plugins open.

    This does not cause any problems, nothing needs to be disabled.
     
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