Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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%

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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:   12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   96f14304dcdee325b6a82847bf495d42
SHA1:   057d60f8e608766bd3997ebc6bbe898ad67f52b4
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:12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:12.0.9600.16384
Size:73.5 KB (75,264 bytes)
Build date:8/22/2013 7:01 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.313521
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

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:0.00117143%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015922%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00101221%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,141 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:110,738/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):26.72 MB
Private (minimum):11.64 MB
Non-paged memory:11.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:140.57 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):233.17 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:24.9 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):29.47 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:533,970/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:612 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:132 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:40 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:277
600
GUI GDI count:29
103
GUI GDI peak:121
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:28
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)

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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