(function ($) {

	//checks if browser object exists
	if (typeof $.browser === "undefined" || !$.browser) {
		var browser = {};
		$.extend(browser);
	}
	var pluginList = {
		flash: {
			activex: ["ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash", "ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3", "ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4", "ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5", "ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6", "ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7"],
			plugin: /flash/gim
		},
		sl: {
			activex: ["AgControl.AgControl"],
			plugin: /silverlight/gim
		},
		pdf: {
			activex: ["acroPDF.PDF.1", "PDF.PdfCtrl.1", "PDF.PdfCtrl.4", "PDF.PdfCtrl.5", "PDF.PdfCtrl.6"],
			plugin: /adobe\s?acrobat/gim
		},
		qtime: {
			activex: ["QuickTime.QuickTime", "QuickTimeCheckObject.QuickTimeCheck.1", "QuickTime.QuickTime.4"],
			plugin: /quicktime/gim
		},
		wmp: {
			activex: ["WMPlayer.OCX", "MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer.1"],
			plugin: /(windows\smedia)|(Microsoft)/gim
		},
		shk: {
			activex: ["SWCtl.SWCtl", "SWCt1.SWCt1.7", "SWCt1.SWCt1.8", "SWCt1.SWCt1.9", "ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.1"],
			plugin: /shockwave/gim
		},
		rp: {
			activex: ["RealPlayer", "rmocx.RealPlayer G2 Control.1"],
			plugin: /realplayer/gim
		}
	};
	var isSupported = function (p) {
		if (window.ActiveXObject) {
			$.browser[p] = false;
			
			for (i = 0; i < pluginList[p].activex.length; i++) {
				try {
					new ActiveXObject(pluginList[p].activex[i]);
					$.browser[p] = true;
				} catch (e) {}	
			}
		} else {
			$.each(navigator.plugins, function () {
				if (this.name.match(pluginList[p].plugin)) {
					$.browser[p] = true;
					return false;
				} else {
					$.browser[p] = false;
				}
			});
		}
	};
	
	$.each(pluginList, function (i, n) {
		isSupported(i);
	});

})(jQuery);