# Plugin Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugin-question/684203>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugin-question/684203 "2014-03-21T02:41:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugin-question/684203/1 "2014-03-21T02:41:51Z")

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My computer has been running slow lately, and I think it may be partly due to a plugin-container.exe that keeps appearing in my task manager. What causes it and how do I get rid of it?

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plugin-question/684203/2 "2014-03-21T02:43:27Z")

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> **[What is plugin-container | Firefox Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-is-plugin-container?redirectslug=What%2Bis%2Bplugin-container&redirectlocale=en-US)**
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> Firefox runs plugins, like Adobe Flash, in a "plugin-container" to prevent Firefox from crashing. Learn more about how this works.