Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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npwmsdrm.dll
Microsoft DRM by Microsoft
| Version: | 9.00.00.4503 |
| MD5: | 5548aca6f83b5e16c16d3f72ecc919fc |
| SHA1: | 8b145b1823d3b98cac1a60f3b6e68390a68dd1d6 |
| SHA256: | 0f09ada07f3b71bfd57059a3e13fded66207b45c203e52c48f813b7735ec235a |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is npwmsdrm.dll?
DRM Store Netscape Plugin - During the license acquisition process, content services can detect whether their end users have updated their computers by checking for component versions. Using the Windows Media Rights Manager SDK on the licensing server, the content service can retrieve version information from the client and then determine how to continue.
About npwmsdrm.dll (from Microsoft)
“When you integrate Digital Rights Management (DRM) into your applications, you can better protect and more securely deliver content cross-platform for a variety of scenarios, including streaming, pr”
Details
| File name: | npwmsdrm.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft® DRM |
| Description: | DRM Store Netscape Plugin |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows media player\npwmsdrm.dll |
| File version: | 9.00.00.4503 |
| Size: | 10 KB (10,240 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Windows Media Player 11 was included with Vista with no updates, final release on XP. Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images .In addition to being a media player, Windows Media Player includes the ability to rip music from and copy music to compact discs, burn recordable discs in Audio CD format or as data discs with playlists ...
Behaviors
Google Chrome plugin
Stored per user in the directory 'Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
97.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
1.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.99% of Microsoft® DRM.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
44.44% |
|
| American Megatrends |
11.11% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.94% |
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| Toshiba |
6.94% |
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| Compaq |
5.56% |
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| Intel |
5.56% |
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| Lenovo |
4.17% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
3.47% |
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| Sahara |
2.78% |
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| ASUS |
2.78% |
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| Gateway |
2.78% |
|
| Acer |
2.08% |
|
| MSI |
1.39% |
|
