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what is npgtpo3dautoplugin?

Safari 6.0.3 has begun hanging. Even Force Quit will not break it loose. After forcing shutdown (power off) Safari is still hung (spinning beach ball). Activity monitor shows Safari plug-in npgtpo3dautoplugin using 215% cpu and 729 MB of virtual memory.


What is this and can it be safely deleted? How best to remove?


Thanks

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 16, 2013 6:51 AM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2013 7:27 AM

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin appears to be associated with Google Talk Plugin Video Accelerator

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May 31, 2013 12:34 PM in response to rayfromraleigh

How best to remove?


Check your Applications folder for anything Googler related to that plugin. There may be an uninstaller available to use.


If not, check the following folders:


/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

/Library/Input Methods/

/Library/InputManagers/

/Library/ScriptingAdditions


~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

~/Library/Input Methods/

~/Library/InputManagers/

~/Library/ScriptingAdditions


The first four locations listed are in the root-level Library on your hard disk, not the user-level Library in your Home folder.The tilde (~) represents your Home folder.


To find the Home folder in OS X Lion, open the Finder, hold the Option key, and choose Go > Library.

what is npgtpo3dautoplugin?

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