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VersionsAdditional versions

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.05%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 59.60%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 4.04%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 17.17%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1245) 1.01%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239) 7.07%
5.1.2700.2180 (private/xpsp_mce.040810-0205) 1.01%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

ehmsas.exe

Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service by Microsoft

Remove ehmsas.exe
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   693e4c15cee5d6487d7913a2701b5e40
SHA1:   db7804e5bf01486e45f4f144ed549538fd4bbb3c
SHA256:   112ed13e31558d363d30ceab47ef1c75ca9b6c7df8339f1f8b0fcd87902a9465
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is ehmsas.exe?

Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service is part of the Microsoft Media Center application and provides a user interface to get status indications for Media Center.

About ehmsas.exe (from Microsoft)

Microsoft Windows Media Center is a feature of certain SKUs of the Windows 7 operating system that includes enhanced capabilities for consolidating digital entertainment and media content and deliveri

DetailsDetails

File name:ehmsas.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
Original name:ehMSAS.exe.mui
File version:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.003769
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00124937%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00105174%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00019763%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:355 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:31,453/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:998 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.74 MB
Private (minimum):2.55 MB
Non-paged memory:998 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:28 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):30.03 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.63 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.75 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,418/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:7 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:55
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 69.70%
Windows Vista Ultimate 10.10%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.05%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.04%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 1.01%
Windows 7 Professional 1.01%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.32% of Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 24.69%
Dell 19.75%
Sony 14.81%
Toshiba 12.35%
Gateway 9.88%
ASUS 7.41%
Acer 3.70%
Lenovo 2.47%
Intel 2.47%
American Megatrends 1.23%
Samsung 1.23%
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