What is the "helpsvc.exe" ? Variant 790540

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. 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:: ecfeafbe606050af4408276d830c85f5
SHA1:: 7bd97d5e34335631dc0d341f5e83c195e08ba004
SHA256:: 6074b2141d2e507bd5565185cdf751f700ebbcd5cad2857c4f7663f56e683d74
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
Avira Antivirus	2015-10-18 19:14:08
Doctor Web Anti-Virus	2015-05-06 10:38:53
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2015	2015-03-01 11:14:21
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate	2014-12-27 05:31:19
Kaspersky Internet Security	2014-12-27 05:31:19
Avira Desktop	2014-06-19 03:51:40
COMODO Antivirus	2014-04-08 22:06:52
Microsoft Security Essentials	2014-04-08 22:06:52
avast! Antivirus	2013-12-28 16:36:45

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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)

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