Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
shmedia.dll
Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| MD5: | 1c7b1f3d098a7c46bba97f70525d1d90 |
| SHA1: | b066a8139682a4d47841cefec46b46cd6c4ec964 |
| SHA256: | 9b45ed4e77fe9666b77603227cc1b2085a7052781e002c68f1ac6763d5f9d937 |
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
| 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: | 149 KB (152,576 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.665651 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
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
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.69% of Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension.
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% |
|
