Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.47%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.07%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	1.87%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.33%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520)	0.07%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	27.47%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	57.09%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.07%
6.1.1000.18273 (longhorn_mc_dev(wmbla).080702-2311)	0.40%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	8.96%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	1.67%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239)	1.20%
5.1.2700.2180 (private/xpsp_mce.040810-0205)	0.33%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, ControlService, DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, SetServiceStatus, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, AddAce, GetAce, GetAclInformation, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CreateServiceW, RegEnumKeyExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, LookupAccountNameW, RegGetValueW, GetTokenInformation, OpenThreadToken, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, CopySid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, LookupAccountSidW, CreateWellKnownSid, OpenProcessToken, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetSecurityInfo

kernel32.dll

CloseHandle, SetEvent, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetLocalTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentThread, FreeLibrary, SizeofResource, lstrcmpiW, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleHandleW, ResetEvent, CreateEventW, ExitThread, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, WaitForMultipleObjects, CancelWaitableTimer, OpenThread, CreateWaitableTimerW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, QueueUserWorkItem, SetWaitableTimer, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueueUserAPC, OutputDebugStringW, OutputDebugStringA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, LocalFree, InterlockedExchange, GetVersionExA, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, GetLastError, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, LoadResource, EncodeSystemPointer, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetTickCount64, QueryPerformanceFrequency, CreateEventExW

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoRevertToSelf, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateGuid, CoInitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoImpersonateClient, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoAddRefServerProcess

slc.dll

SLGetWindowsInformationDWORD

user32.dll

TranslateMessage, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, DispatchMessageW, UnregisterClassA, PeekMessageW, CharNextW, PostThreadMessageW

ehsched.exe

Windows Media Center Scheduler Service by Microsoft

Remove ehsched.exe

Version:	6.1.1000.18273 (longhorn_mc_dev(wmbla).080702-2311)
MD5:	1abc6436b0edaa3d496d9c827f92820d
SHA1:	17691daea0035a353f72d0dedb6160a2b9d10312
SHA256:	700bef8cc38d75c8003a4208d2af7a45f752a1bc88f7ecd28bdc38f773bb861f

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is ehsched.exe?

Windows Media Center Scheduler Service starts and stops recording of TV programs within Windows Media Center.

About ehsched.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”

Details

File name:	ehsched.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Windows Media Center Scheduler Service
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\windows\ehome\ehsched.exe
Original name:	ehSched.exe.mui
File version:	6.1.1000.18273 (longhorn_mc_dev(wmbla).080702-2311)
Product version:	6.1.1000.18273
Size:	119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
Entropy:	6.177891
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'ehSched'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00016737%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00006049%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00010688%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	62 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	7,884/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.64 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.84 MB
Private (minimum):	4.45 MB
Non-paged memory:	1.64 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	32.94 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	33.94 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.56 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	4.84 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,524/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	6 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	2 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	78	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	C:\windows\ehome\ehsched.exe
Owner:	NETWORK SERVICE
Windows Service
Service name:	ehSched
Display name:	Windows Media Center-Planerdienst
Description:	“Startet und beendet die Aufzeichnung von TV-Sendungen in Windows Media Center”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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