SOHDms.exe

Sony Home Network Library by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove SOHDms.exe
Version:   2.0.00.07080
MD5:   556681be668d71dc162391a45422b52c
SHA1:   97d23f7a4c0fd3082f1e3741f613cc0c2883d7f1
SHA256:   2968b0c4955e3211de0e2bc5755896f81c76862f6fa1092c87490cb0bf63005e

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.

Overview

sohdms.exe runs as a service under the name Sony Digital Media Server (SOHDms) within the local user context. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Sony Home Network Library published by Sony Corporation, Sony Home Network Library from Sony Corporation and Sony Home Network Library by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

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
File version:2.0.00.07080
Size:417.29 KB (427,304 bytes)
Build date:7/8/2009 9:21 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sony Corporation
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Sony Home Network Library is a program that supports sharing of Media and Media Plus files with other computers using the same network protocol.

BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

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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