What is the "helpsvc.exe" ?

Our database contains 107 different files for filename helpsvc.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name helpsvc.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Microsoft Help Center Service. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 13 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process helpsvc.exe.

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) 

helpsvc.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "helpsvc.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft Help Center Service
Version:
5.1.2600.5997 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.100614-1759)
MD5:
e5517d0908ca75eef9633a93ff3f0408
SHA1:
f8f38dee458d4ed6d5f98830f2578a2bca517e89
SHA256:
adbf3948908ab0c487d2b536e2f8e0c0803ef2bde109ac525677582549f7a7e2
Size:
744448
Directory:
C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
High oc2

Is the Process "helpsvc.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
8% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "helpsvc.exe" was discovered 4375 days ago. Our database contains 35 variants of the file "helpsvc.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
Filename "helpsvc.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "helpsvc.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "helpsvc.exe"

  • 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)

  • SAFErating from user demerzal for file C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpSvc.exe

  • SAFErating from user SadasPoeta for file C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpSvc.exe