shmedia.dll
Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) | 
| MD5: | 0db67e3db57f724c87a8f527a39e30ae | 
| SHA1: | a523cd9b4e1bfe6ae2ffca87608bab697e476d23 | 
| SHA256: | d18b63182ed0e09227663a785265cc6610b25ac92292825c0e8e5921c72940c4 | 
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is shmedia.dll?
Microsoft has extended the ability of the Explorer to also act as a picture viewer, music player and media player. The Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension extracts information from a medial file such as a movie or picture for display in Windows Explorer.
Overview
shmedia.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This version is installed on Windows XP.
 Details
Details
| File name: | shmedia.dll | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension | 
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\shmedia.dll | 
| File version: | 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) | 
| Product version: | 6.00.2900.2180 | 
| Size: | 148 KB (151,552 bytes) | 
| Digital DNA | 
| Entropy: | 6.665651 | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Video Thumbnail Extractor' with CLSID {c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}
- 'Midi Properties Handler' with CLSID {A6FD9E45-6E44-43f9-8644-08598F5A74D9}
- 'Avi Properties Handler' with CLSID {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
- 'Wav Properties Handler' with CLSID {E4B29F9D-D390-480b-92FD-7DDB47101D71}
- 'Video Media Properties Handler' with CLSID {40C3D757-D6E4-4b49-BB41-0E5BBEA28817}
- 'Audio Media Properties Handler' with CLSID {875CB1A1-0F29-45de-A1AE-CFB4950D0B78}
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.69% of Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 37.37% |  | 
| Compaq | 15.92% |  | 
| Intel | 12.46% |  | 
| Toshiba | 8.30% |  | 
| GIGABYTE | 6.23% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 6.23% |  | 
| American Megatrends | 4.15% |  | 
| Sahara | 3.81% |  | 
| Lenovo | 3.46% |  | 
| Acer | 2.08% |  |