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VersionsAdditional versions

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.05%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 59.60%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 4.04%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 17.17%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1245) 1.01%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239) 7.07%
5.1.2700.2180 (private/xpsp_mce.040810-0205) 1.01%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

ehmsas.exe

Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service by Microsoft

Remove ehmsas.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   0857bf4842d85bc7fea8da6a24cc7921
SHA1:   a95957c2eb25be2cf13a9d1b1308fd52dc8aaf57
SHA256:   21edbbc32c1cdaaa7f1487c027882bdb157a69f2aba08b4343081009c03538fb
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is ehmsas.exe?

Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service is part of the Microsoft Media Center application and provides a user interface to get status indications for Media Center.

About ehmsas.exe (from Microsoft)

Microsoft Windows Media Center is a feature of certain SKUs of the Windows 7 operating system that includes enhanced capabilities for consolidating digital entertainment and media content and deliveri

DetailsDetails

File name:ehmsas.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
Original name:ehMSAS.exe.mui
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:47.5 KB (48,640 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.003769
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00017626%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00014937%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002689%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:215 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:52,087/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.25 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.88 MB
Private (minimum):3.18 MB
Non-paged memory:2.25 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.2 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.4 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.51 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.94 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,261/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:769 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:69
600
GUI GDI count:7
103
GUI GDI peak:7
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:3
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 69.70%
Windows Vista Ultimate 10.10%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.05%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.04%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 1.01%
Windows 7 Professional 1.01%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.32% of Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 24.69%
Dell 19.75%
Sony 14.81%
Toshiba 12.35%
Gateway 9.88%
ASUS 7.41%
Acer 3.70%
Lenovo 2.47%
Intel 2.47%
American Megatrends 1.23%
Samsung 1.23%
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