Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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
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PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey
kernel32.dll
GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsBadWritePtr, PostQueuedCompletionStatus, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLastError, lstrlenW, EnterCriticalSection, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedDecrement, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoW, CreateEventW, Sleep, lstrcmpiW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineW, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, CreateThread, SetEvent, LeaveCriticalSection, HeapSetInformation, CompareStringW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, CoCreateInstance
user32.dll
PostThreadMessageW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, CharNextW

ehmsas.exe

Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service by Microsoft

Remove ehmsas.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   818dbc9026fdb4a519a4b74a30a7f485
SHA1:   931dadca1c9eeba5cc969438cf4517ae18d3a9b8
SHA256:   553cf7b7806ddb2963a1ea8e5560dbc3fd7e2510f377c9c39c8d45306f65e7df
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:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:38 KB (38,912 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:0.00394215%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00308839%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00085377%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:356 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:8,993/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.02 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.21 MB
Private (minimum):3.07 MB
Non-paged memory:1.02 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:36.72 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):37.42 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.1 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.22 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,246/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:172 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:68
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:9
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:3
71

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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