Should I block it?

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VersionsAdditional versions

12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 5.00%
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 45.00%
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 25.00%
11.0.6001.7000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 10.00%
11.0.6001.7000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 5.00%
11.0.6000.6324 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 10.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceMessage, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumValueW, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
gdi32.dll
GetObjectW, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, BitBlt, DeleteDC, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject, CreateSolidBrush, GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
SetLastError, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GetVersionExW, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrcpyW, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, LoadLibraryW, FlushInstructionCache, lstrcmpiW, GetCurrentThreadId, SetEvent, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, lstrcpynW, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, CreateThread, CreateEventW, lstrcatW, lstrlenA, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, Sleep, GetCommandLineW, lstrcmpW, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, lstrlenW, DeleteFileW, GetModuleHandleW, GetLastError, RaiseException, InterlockedIncrement, HeapDestroy, GetCurrentProcess, CompareStringW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetProcAddress, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, LoadLibraryA, VirtualFree, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleHandleA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromCLSID, CLSIDFromProgID, CLSIDFromString, CoTaskMemAlloc, OleLockRunning, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal
shell32.dll
SHParseDisplayName, SHCreateItemFromIDList
user32.dll
CreateAcceleratorTableW, SetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, RegisterWindowMessageW, CharNextW, PostThreadMessageW, CharPrevW, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, EndPaint, GetWindow, ReleaseCapture, GetClassNameW, GetDlgItem, wsprintfW, IsChild, SetCapture, RedrawWindow, InvalidateRgn, InvalidateRect, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GetClientRect, CallWindowProcW, GetSysColor, DestroyWindow, UnregisterClassW, SetWindowPos, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, SetClassLongW, GetFocus, IsWindow, BeginPaint, GetParent, FillRect, SetFocus, GetDesktopWindow, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassExW, SendMessageW, SetParent, ShowWindow, PostMessageW, CreateWindowExW, DefWindowProcW

wmprph.exe

Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler by Microsoft

Remove wmprph.exe
Version:   12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   b540d64efe0e63286a4c0bba9a4c7a21
SHA1:   94cf4cf573df5691513d38156fd6bcee66c21f7b
SHA256:   395fce3d66ab1ed9a4fb2238172eaefc5cf78fc7a8b34c30686d638d16d9efca
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is wmprph.exe?

Windows Media Player (abbreviated WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.

About wmprph.exe (from Microsoft)

By sharing your media, you can do all of these things on your private network. (Media sharing does not allow you to share files outside of your network, however. For example, you cannot use media shar

DetailsDetails

File name:wmprph.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmprph.exe
File version:12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:12.0.7600.16385
Size:74 KB (75,776 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.313521
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
5% remove
Windows Media Player 11 was included with Vista with no updates, final release on XP. Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images .In addition to being a media player, Windows Media Player includes the ability to rip music from and copy music to compact discs, burn recordable discs in Audio CD format or as data discs with playlists ...
PG Music Inc.
7% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Approved shell extension
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • CLSID: {031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00053209%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00035750%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00017459%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:72,539 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:367,328/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:47/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.5 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):25.85 MB
Private (minimum):13.22 MB
Non-paged memory:11.5 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:146.46 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):162.61 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:16.26 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):28 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:14,422/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:72 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:198 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:5/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:265
600
GUI GDI count:39
103
GUI GDI peak:95
142
GUI USER count:10
49
GUI USER peak:30
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmprph.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wmprph.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00385230%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00268797%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00116432%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:234,738/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:3/sec
79/sec
Memory:88 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00010627%
Kernel CPU:0.00009446%
User CPU:0.00001181%
CPU cycles:1,185/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00002889%
Kernel CPU:0.00002889%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:156/sec
Memory:2.09 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%
Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 15.00%
Windows 8.1 5.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.00%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 5.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 46.67% of Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 44.44%
ASUS 22.22%
Acer 22.22%
GIGABYTE 11.11%
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