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

"wmprph.exe" process represents "Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler" program.

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

Boot
   wininit
      services
         svchost
            wmprph

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

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
wmprph.exe               13,968 K   Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler

Additional information about "wmprph.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe" -Embedding

Programe file information:
   Name: wmprph.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe
   Description: Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler
   Version: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
   Size: 75776 bytes
   Last modified: 7/13/2009 9:39:56 PM
   Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\System32\atl.dll
C:\Windows\System32\stdole2.tlb
C:\Windows\System32\wmp.dll
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe
C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_idx.db

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
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PREFERENCES
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Health\{558F83B4-8AEF-43CD-AAB0-7BFC8E3FD970}
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts

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\GDI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\USER32.dll
C:\windows\system32\LPK.dll

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

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