Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.55%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 2.75%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 1.65%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.10%
6.1.1000.18273 (longhorn_mc_dev(wmbla).080702-2311) 0.55%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 64.29%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 16.48%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 3.85%
5.1.2715.2765 (xpsp(wmbla).050928-2135) 2.75%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1245) 0.55%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239) 4.95%
5.1.2700.2180 (private/xpsp_mce.040810-0205) 0.55%

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ehtray.exe

Media Center Tray Applet by Microsoft

Remove ehtray.exe
Version:   5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239)
MD5:   7a21e06385e748e9cb0252f1bbc493f1
SHA1:   7db921347475c9470c5dc75597582f821e839f08
SHA256:   acbec5e2cb462da458914d0ccb405a8ae92f6f478c1c46ce0fa4f49e65ebb711
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is ehtray.exe?

Media Center Tray Applet (ehtray.exe) is the program that runs in the notification area system tray for Microsoft Media Center.

About ehtray.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:ehtray.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Media Center Tray Applet
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
File version:5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239)
Product version:5.1.2710.2732
Size:63 KB (64,512 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.349065
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ehTray.exe' → C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ehTray' → C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00017136%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00013067%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004070%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:106 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.94 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.03 MB
Private (minimum):953.6 KB
Non-paged memory:1.94 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.58 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.6 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.66 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.88 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,266/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:92 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:210 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:142
600
GUI GDI count:25
103
GUI USER count:11
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\windows\ehome\ehtray.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 78.95%
Windows Vista Ultimate 11.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.36%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 0.58%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 67.47% of Media Center Tray Applet.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 21.94%
Dell 21.94%
Sony 14.19%
Toshiba 11.61%
Gateway 10.32%
ASUS 7.74%
Acer 3.87%
Lenovo 2.58%
Intel 2.58%
American Megatrends 1.94%
Samsung 1.29%
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