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

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:   5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1245)
MD5:   daefb050ac8fee4f1097fcf7cb97220e
SHA1:   0b91f943bf7048b508d58bd65884d0185e64f942
SHA256:   a7feb4fbd53534c54aed24518130f21593677083c4fce6b95a462d2dd4a5a287
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:5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1245)
Product version:5.1.2710.2732
Size:45.5 KB (46,592 bytes)
Build date:8/5/2005 10:34 PM
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:0.00038810%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00035233%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003578%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:453,125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:996 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.18 MB
Private (minimum):3.09 MB
Non-paged memory:996 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:23.83 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):24.08 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.19 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:84
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI USER count:3
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft)

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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