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3.3.4.01170 3.23%
3.2.0.02220 6.45%
3.1.3.10160 9.68%
3.1.2.08080 29.03%
2.2.0.06090 32.26%
2.1.0.14040 9.68%
2.0.00.07080 9.68%

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SOHDms.exe

Sony Home Network Library by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove SOHDms.exe

Overview

sohdms.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 3.3.4.01170. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Sony Digital Media Server' with the name 'SOHDms'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 439.89 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Sony Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0011% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.19 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.46 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 93 Bytes per minute for reads and 5 Bytes per minute for writes.

What is sohdms.exe?

VAIO Media plus Digital Media Server for the Sony Home Network Library is part of the VAIO Entertainment framework, software that enables the delivery and viewing of content (music, photos, videos and TV) among devices connected to a home network. The software is pre-installed with most VAIO PCs.

DetailsDetails

File name:sohdms.exe
Publisher:Sony Corporation
Product name:Sony Home Network Library
Description:VAIO Media plus Digital Media Server
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\sony shared\sohlib\sohdms.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Windows Service
Service name:SOHDms
Display name:Sony Digital Media Server
Type:Win32OwnProcess

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Sony Home Network Library.)
Sony Corporation
12% remove
With VAIO Media plus, it’s easy to access movies and photos stored on computers anywhere in your home and view them in the living room on a large-screen TV. For example, watch a travel video stored on...
Sony Corporation
6% remove
Sony Home Network Library is a program that supports sharing of Media and Media Plus files with other computers using the same network protocol.
Sony Corporation
6% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sohdms.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'SOHDms' (Sony Digital Media Server)
  • SOHDms
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'SOHLib SOHDms' runs on logon in the path '\Sony Corporation\Sony Home Network Library\SOHLib SOHDms'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\Sony Corporation\Sony Home Network Library\SOHLib SOHDms'

VersionsAll file variations of sohdms.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
3c1865d8e8c2dd9adb29b1a21a8b1972 a7c47e7ecfed845173ae8836670b5863528e5ce5 483.64 KB
f939d397853e433c1d59b96b96497f88 2a4b8a7996af927f96f2f3b2ef20c7ff24bfd238 452.15 KB
06b3bfc6ab8e4731aef2c85383486524 2588b93528b8af9c7974181fcdd805a25c9903ea 450.22 KB
f318a96c1b42215f8a03d4325ab977ad ea08b6dae45212cf99ce14f41e485b8deef9ed70 449.72 KB
65cc4779a29c3e82b987bd4961790dff c5978a150429162726067c5f627d3bd379b19da1 413.36 KB
c1cd71c672ea281a424fbcf24ac99553 7353ce2d3360aff9f13ddd9e4367c140cb158f2d 412.86 KB
556681be668d71dc162391a45422b52c 97d23f7a4c0fd3082f1e3741f613cc0c2883d7f1 417.29 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.16%
Windows 8 25.81%
Windows 8 Single Language 16.13%
Windows 8 Enterprise 3.23%
Windows 8.1 3.23%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.23%
Windows 7 Professional 3.23%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 19.35% of Sony Home Network Library.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 98.11%
GIGABYTE 1.89%
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