What is the "wmpnetwk.exe" ? Variant 15180527

Our database contains 546 different files for filename wmpnetwk.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the wmpnetwk.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wmpnetwk.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wmpnetwk.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Version:: 12.0.9200.16420
MD5:: 49709b93d611fcf6401388f628e283ff
SHA1:: f32ffc1700c49e5cad3ee6dbb595e72722236af2
SHA256:: 4ffb3d4bfbd38326e4ce8e97c955924a14f8fc3c82126e8cfe9ce4a0293d6602
Size:: 1314816
Directory:: %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
ESET Endpoint Antivirus 5.0	2016-09-07 11:17:59
F-Secure Client Security Premium 12.00	2016-09-05 11:27:49
Windows Defender	2016-09-05 02:12:34
avast! Antivirus	2016-09-03 16:17:49
V3 Lite	2016-09-03 10:44:07
ESET Smart Security 8.0	2016-08-30 10:09:32
McAfee Anti-Virus a Antispyware	2016-08-24 17:18:32
Avira Antivirus	2016-08-24 17:14:11
Norton Internet Security	2016-08-24 16:04:30
ESET Endpoint Security 6.4.2014.2	2016-08-23 11:01:53

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Reviews for different files with filename "%PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe"

SAFErating from user Bary for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe
SAFErating from user vb for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (Variant: 21475022)
This file is the main part of the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service - this service allows users of one PC (let's say media storage) to share their media on the local network for other computers, home theaters, media centers, and gaming consoles to access and play. The media are shared using the TCP and/or UDP protocol,where the main application is the Windows Media Player. More info about this service can be found on Windows pages : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/sharing-media-on-a-network-using-windows-media-player
SAFErating from user S for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe
SAFErating from user Moraxv for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (Variant: 675040)
Version 12.0.7601.17514
SAFErating from user CCW for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (Variant: 181791)
Part of Windows 7 x64 (Windows Media Player sharing services) Fileversion: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
SAFErating from user Oddbrother for file %PROGFILES64%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (Variant: 22287)
A service that allows any computer user to share their media on the network for other computers, home theaters, media centers, and gaming consoles to access and play.