What is the "helpsvc.exe" ? Variant 700026

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:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: b9cbaea39cea686827d152c650247eed
SHA1:: 63471fe168face826fd86120daf90aabd158fd19
SHA256:: 4822a545a7bfeb3ae6d0cf268ef94e6cbe625b549f04c2a6f38997c3349c5ab0
Size:: 744448
Directory:: C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: Medium

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition	2015-03-02 08:16:58
Norton 360	2014-06-21 22:31:59
avast! Antivirus	2014-03-19 06:11:13
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	2013-08-22 04:33:06
Bkav Pro Internet Security	2013-01-24 14:11:18
Avira Desktop	2013-01-06 04:00:59
Microsoft Security Essentials	2013-01-05 11:48:55
Rising Internet Security	2012-12-18 19:55:04
ESET Smart Security 4.2	2012-12-18 12:38:21

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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\helpsvc.exe (Variant: 14661379)
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)

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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)