What is the "helpsvc.exe" ? Variant 514759

Our database contains 107 different files for filename helpsvc.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the helpsvc.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name helpsvc.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Help Center Service. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process helpsvc.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft Help Center Service
Version:: 5.1.2600.5997
MD5:: e5517d0908ca75eef9633a93ff3f0408
SHA1:: f8f38dee458d4ed6d5f98830f2578a2bca517e89
SHA256:: adbf3948908ab0c487d2b536e2f8e0c0803ef2bde109ac525677582549f7a7e2
Size:: 744448
Directory:: C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries
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
avast! antivirus 4.7.1368 [VPS 151103-0]	2016-07-09 16:18:48
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-07-01 15:33:41
Avira Antivirus	2016-07-01 15:33:41
avast! Antivirus	2016-06-08 12:59:48
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-04-03 04:43:28
Avira AntiVir	2016-02-16 16:20:05
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic	2016-02-16 16:20:05
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-02-12 06:45:45
Webroot SecureAnywhere	2016-01-02 18:41:45
Dr.Web Security Space	2015-10-17 21:56:40

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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\helpsvc.exe (Variant: 17782170)
This executable is the classical MS Windows help service - it navigates the user to help for or opens the support connection (on http://support.microsoft.com/). This process is a genuine part of MS Windows, it runs in the memory every time the help is invoked. It can be attached to many different applications, in most cases comes as a part of the PC Health from Microsoft (check the http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa375032(v=vs.85).aspx - PC Health pages)