shmedia.dll
Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
shmedia.dll has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 6.00.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710). The average file size is about 149 KB. 
What is shmedia.dll?
Microsoft has extended the ability of the Explorer to also act as a picture viewer, music player and media player. The Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension extracts information from a medial file such as a movie or picture for display in Windows Explorer.
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| File name: | shmedia.dll | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension | 
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\shmedia.dll | 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of shmedia.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Video Thumbnail Extractor' with CLSID {c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}
- 'Midi Properties Handler' with CLSID {A6FD9E45-6E44-43f9-8644-08598F5A74D9}
- 'Avi Properties Handler' with CLSID {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
- 'Wav Properties Handler' with CLSID {E4B29F9D-D390-480b-92FD-7DDB47101D71}
- 'Video Media Properties Handler' with CLSID {40C3D757-D6E4-4b49-BB41-0E5BBEA28817}
- 'Audio Media Properties Handler' with CLSID {875CB1A1-0F29-45de-A1AE-CFB4950D0B78}
 All file variations of shmedia.dll
All file variations of shmedia.dll
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.90% of Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 35.09% |  | 
| Intel | 16.37% |  | 
| Compaq | 8.97% |  | 
| GIGABYTE | 7.02% |  | 
| Toshiba | 7.02% |  | 
| American Megatrends | 7.02% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 5.85% |  | 
| Sahara | 3.31% |  | 
| Acer | 2.34% |  | 
| Lenovo | 2.34% |  | 
| Gateway | 2.34% |  | 
| ASUS | 2.34% |  |