SOHDms.exe

Sony Home Network Library by Sony Corporation (Signed)

Remove SOHDms.exe
Version:   2.2.0.06090
MD5:   65cc4779a29c3e82b987bd4961790dff
SHA1:   c5978a150429162726067c5f627d3bd379b19da1
SHA256:   91d072adbcd4aeb2e10d0cc97e89e92099e8061a601f1a88425b4a20fc50ff78

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:2.2.0.06090
Size:413.36 KB (423,280 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Sony Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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.

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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