Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.55%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 2.75%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 1.65%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.10%
6.1.1000.18273 (longhorn_mc_dev(wmbla).080702-2311) 0.55%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 64.29%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 16.48%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 3.85%
5.1.2715.2765 (xpsp(wmbla).050928-2135) 2.75%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1245) 0.55%
5.1.2710.2732 (xpsp(wmbla).050805-1239) 4.95%
5.1.2700.2180 (private/xpsp_mce.040810-0205) 0.55%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegEnumValueW, FreeSid, CheckTokenMembership, AllocateAndInitializeSid, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, InitiateSystemShutdownW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenProcessToken, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyW
gdi32.dll
GetTextExtentExPointW, CreateCompatibleDC, GetDeviceCaps, CreateFontIndirectW, DeleteDC, CreateSolidBrush, GetRgnBox, OffsetRgn, CreateDIBSection, SelectObject, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, GetLayout, ExtTextOutW, CreateRectRgn, DeleteObject, CombineRgn
hid.dll
HidP_GetUsagesEx
kernel32.dll
lstrcmpiW, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcmpW, GlobalDeleteAtom, WaitForSingleObject, SetThreadExecutionState, OpenEventW, LoadLibraryExW, CreateMutexW, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, Sleep, OpenProcess, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetCurrentProcessId, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineW, GetStartupInfoW, SetProcessShutdownParameters, GetCurrentThread, GetModuleHandleW, MulDiv, GlobalFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, CompareFileTime, GetFileAttributesExW, GetFileAttributesW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, CreateEventW, CloseHandle, LocalReAlloc, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, QueueUserAPC, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentProcess, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, GetThreadLocale, GetTimeFormatW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, SetLastError, FormatMessageW, GlobalAddAtomW, GetLastError, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetUserGeoID, ResetEvent, CompareStringW, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, EnterCriticalSection, HeapFree, LeaveCriticalSection, GetTickCount, RegisterApplicationRestart, GetSystemInfo, VirtualAlloc, VirtualProtect, HeapSetInformation, EncodeSystemPointer, FlushFileBuffers, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, RtlUnwind, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, OutputDebugStringA, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, WriteFile, GetModuleHandleA, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, RaiseException, SetFilePointer, GetVersionExA, HeapDestroy, HeapSize, VirtualQuery
ntdll.dll
wcscmp, towlower, iswdigit, memmove, _vsnwprintf, wcslen, iswspace, RtlUnwind, wcstol, NtQueryVirtualMemory
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, GetRunningObjectTable, CoSetProxyBlanket
powrprof.dll
SetSuspendState
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiOpenDeviceInterfaceW, SetupDiCreateDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, CommandLineToArgvW, SHParseDisplayName, SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateQueryCancelAutoPlayMoniker, SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, StrRetToBufW, PathIsDirectoryEmptyW, PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathAddBackslashW, StrStrIW, StrChrIW
slc.dll
SLGetWindowsInformationDWORD
user32.dll
GetDoubleClickTime, LoadMenuW, GetSubMenu, DestroyMenu, LoadCursorW, SetMenuDefaultItem, GetForegroundWindow, SendMessageW, GetRawInputData, GetKeyState, DeregisterShellHookWindow, RegisterShellHookWindow, ShowWindow, SetWindowRgn, BeginPaint, CreateWindowExW, EndPaint, UnregisterHotKey, PostQuitMessage, RegisterHotKey, GetWindowThreadProcessId, DefWindowProcW, PeekMessageW, DispatchMessageW, WaitMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, LoadImageW, GetSystemMetrics, RemoveMenu, GetRawInputDeviceInfoW, RegisterRawInputDevices, LoadStringW, MessageBoxW, SendInput, GetCursorPos, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyIcon, SendMessageCallbackW, DialogBoxParamW, ExitWindowsEx, IsDlgButtonChecked, GetDesktopWindow, SendMessageTimeoutW, SetForegroundWindow, EndDialog, SetDlgItemTextW, MonitorFromRect, GetMonitorInfoW, GetWindowRect, SetWindowPos, KillTimer, SetTimer, FindWindowW, GetFocus, PostMessageW, RegisterClassW, RegisterWindowMessageW, SystemParametersInfoW, ShutdownBlockReasonCreate, ShutdownBlockReasonDestroy, UnregisterClassA
wininet.dll
InternetOpenW, InternetOpenUrlW, InternetCloseHandle
winmm.dll
mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetControlDetailsW, mixerOpen, mixerGetLineControlsW, mixerGetLineInfoW, waveOutGetNumDevs, waveOutMessage, mixerGetID
winsta.dll
WinStationGetTermSrvCountersValue
wtsapi32.dll
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

ehtray.exe

Media Center Tray Applet by Microsoft

Remove ehtray.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   40071cc2b9c61d365cc109d6d56ff064
SHA1:   1b9c773142e54669b7ae246015c20f3d964a1e89
SHA256:   f79c0331840d2f46011dba12972a61239840a1d726dfc05750985a2a894a09ac
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is ehtray.exe?

Media Center Tray Applet (ehtray.exe) is the program that runs in the notification area system tray for Microsoft Media Center.

About ehtray.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:ehtray.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Media Center Tray Applet
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:159.5 KB (163,328 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.349065
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ehTray.exe' → C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ehTray' → C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.08101822%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00980059%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.07121763%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,076 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2 MB
Private (minimum):1.11 MB
Non-paged memory:3.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:100.75 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):105.68 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.36 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:136
600
GUI GDI count:36
103
GUI GDI peak:38
142
GUI USER count:22
49
GUI USER peak:22
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\windows\ehome\ehtray.exe" /naC:-2
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 78.95%
Windows Vista Ultimate 11.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.36%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 0.58%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 67.47% of Media Center Tray Applet.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 21.94%
Dell 21.94%
Sony 14.19%
Toshiba 11.61%
Gateway 10.32%
ASUS 7.74%
Acer 3.87%
Lenovo 2.58%
Intel 2.58%
American Megatrends 1.94%
Samsung 1.29%
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