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%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

ehtray.exe

Media Center Tray Applet by Microsoft

Remove ehtray.exe
Version:   6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
MD5:   bf08674925f151bd4537b89a493e3e0c
SHA1:   60bc596427695f4371333234b370fb4af0cb6297
SHA256:   6a97562e998a2b90649ff7986313ad33823053ff98bbe163ad39aaa5e01fc545
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:6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Product version:6.0.6001.18000
Size:123 KB (125,952 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:0.00270096%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00179611%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00090486%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:37,442 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:0 ms/min
0 ms/min
CPU cycles:37,812/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.91 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.59 MB
Private (minimum):926.92 KB
Non-paged memory:1.91 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:66.51 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):68.34 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.85 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.03 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,505/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:37 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:47 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:94
600
GUI GDI count:17
103
GUI USER count:8
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ehtray.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00130572%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00093491%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00037081%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:32,511/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:136 KB
1.16 MB
RPCRT4.dll
Total CPU:0.00041481%
Kernel CPU:0.00041481%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,511/sec
Memory:780 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

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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