What is the "ehrecvr.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "ehrecvr.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "ehrecvr.exe" process?

"ehrecvr.exe" process represents "Windows Media Center Receiver Service" program. "ehrecvr.exe" process is created by the service: "Windows Media Center Receiver Service".

"ehrecvr.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "services" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   wininit
      services
         ehrecvr

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "ehrecvr.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
ehrecvr.exe               9,496 K   Windows Media Center Receiver Service

Additional information about "ehrecvr.exe" process:

Command line:
   C:\windows\ehome\ehRecvr.exe

Programe file information:
   Name: ehrecvr.exe
   Location: C:\windows\ehome\ehRecvr.exe
   Description: Windows Media Center Receiver Service
   Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
   Size: 696832 bytes
   Last modified: 11/20/2010 10:24:42 PM
   Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\RecoveryTasks

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER
HKCR\AppID\{b622553e-eadb-445e-9493-c3df5af99268}
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5
HKCU\Control Panel\International

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
C:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll
C:\windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\windows\system32\USER32.dll
C:\windows\system32\GDI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\LPK.dll

"ehrecvr.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "ehrecvr.exe" process.

 

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