Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) 57.14%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) 14.29%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) 14.29%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 14.29%

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExW, AddAuditAccessObjectAce, AddAccessDeniedObjectAce, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptCreateHash, CryptHashData, CryptDeriveKey, AddAccessAllowedObjectAce, AddAuditAccessAceEx, CryptEncrypt, CryptDecrypt, CryptDestroyHash, DeregisterEventSource, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, CryptGenRandom, QueryServiceStatus, StartServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, CryptDestroyKey, CryptReleaseContext, ConvertSidToStringSidW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumValueW, InitializeAcl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegQueryValueExW, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAce, GetLengthSid, GetAclInformation, IsValidAcl, EqualSid, RegConnectRegistryW, RegEnumKeyW, OpenProcessToken, AddAce, SetThreadToken, CopySid, GetTokenInformation, OpenThreadToken, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, AddAccessDeniedAceEx
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Create, ImageList_DrawIndirect, InitCommonControlsEx, ImageList_LoadImageW, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_AddMasked
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection, CreateSolidBrush, CreateCompatibleBitmap, SelectObject, BitBlt, GetStockObject, GetObjectW, CreateCompatibleDC, DeleteObject, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateDCW, GetDeviceCaps, LPtoDP, SaveDC, SetMapMode, SetWindowOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, DeleteDC, RestoreDC, SetLayout
kernel32.dll
InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, lstrcmpiW, LoadLibraryW, lstrcpynW, HeapDestroy, lstrcatW, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, InterlockedIncrement, lstrlenA, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetLastError, LoadLibraryExW, GetShortPathNameW, InterlockedDecrement, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetEvent, CloseHandle, CreateEventW, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentThread, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetTempPathW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalSize, GlobalAlloc, GetCommandLineW, GetFileAttributesExW, LeaveCriticalSection, GetTimeZoneInformation, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, CreateDirectoryW, GetTempFileNameW, WideCharToMultiByte, LocalFree, DuplicateHandle, ReadFile, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, GetFileInformationByHandle, CreateFileW, CopyFileW, SetFileAttributesW, DeleteFileW, MoveFileExW, RemoveDirectoryW, GlobalFree, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoW, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, LoadLibraryA, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, EnterCriticalSection, lstrcpyW, lstrlenW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrcmpiA, SetLastError, GetVersionExW, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemDefaultLCID, FindNextChangeNotification, lstrcmpW, LocalAlloc, RaiseException, ReleaseMutex, FlushViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, OpenMutexW, CreateMutexW, MapViewOfFile, OpenFileMappingW, CreateFileMappingW, ResetEvent, CreateTimerQueueTimer, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, HeapReAlloc, FindFirstChangeNotificationW, FindCloseChangeNotification, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, TlsAlloc, ExitProcess, GlobalReAlloc, GetUserDefaultLCID, SetThreadPriority, FlushFileBuffers, GetProcAddress, TlsGetValue
msimg32.dll
GradientFill
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromProgID, OleLockRunning, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, StringFromCLSID, CLSIDFromString, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemFree, StgOpenStorageEx, StgCreateStorageEx, GetRunningObjectTable, CreateClassMoniker, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, OleRegEnumVerbs, OleRegGetUserType, CreateOleAdviseHolder, OleRegGetMiscStatus, OleLoadFromStream, WriteClassStm, OleSaveToStream, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoGetCallContext, GetHGlobalFromStream, CoGetClassObject, CreateBindCtx
shell32.dll
SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, ShellExecuteW, ShellExecuteExW
shlwapi.dll
UrlGetPartW, UrlCombineW, StrStrIW, PathIsRelativeW
urlmon.dll
URLOpenBlockingStreamW, RegisterBindStatusCallback, CreateURLMoniker, ReleaseBindInfo, CopyBindInfo, CoInternetQueryInfo, CoInternetGetSession
user32.dll
EqualRect, OffsetRect, SetWindowRgn, SetWindowPos, UnionRect, PtInRect, GetParent, RegisterClassExW, wsprintfW, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, CreateWindowExW, MessageBoxW, IntersectRect, GetKeyboardState, EndPaint, GetClientRect, BeginPaint, GetClassNameW, SendMessageTimeoutW, RegisterWindowMessageW, EnumChildWindows, GetWindowRect, SendMessageW, MoveWindow, CharUpperW, IsWindowVisible, DestroyMenu, TrackPopupMenu, MapWindowPoints, DestroyWindow, SetKeyboardState, DefWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, CallWindowProcW, ShowWindow, IsWindow, AppendMenuW, CreatePopupMenu, InsertMenuItemW, LoadStringW, GetSystemMetrics, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, DispatchMessageW, GetKeyState, DestroyAcceleratorTable, InvalidateRect, SetFocus, IsChild, GetFocus, GetDC, ReleaseDC, CharNextW, GetMenuItemCount, GetSystemMenu, SystemParametersInfoW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, SystemParametersInfoA, CharUpperBuffW, CharLowerW, SetWindowTextW, LoadIconW, LoadImageW, SetForegroundWindow, IsIconic, PostMessageW, GetSysColor, GetProcessDefaultLayout, GetCursorPos, GetWindow, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, InvalidateRgn, GetDesktopWindow, GetDlgItem, FillRect, RedrawWindow, CreateAcceleratorTableW, TranslateMessage, SetWindowLongW, CopyImage, PeekMessageW
uxtheme.dll
IsThemeActive, GetThemeDocumentationProperty, GetCurrentThemeName
wininet.dll
InternetCloseHandle, InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetSetOptionW, InternetQueryOptionW, InternetSetOptionA, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpSendRequestW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetConnectW, InternetOpenW, InternetGetConnectedState, InternetSetStatusCallbackW, CommitUrlCacheEntryW, DeleteUrlCacheEntryW, CreateUrlCacheEntryW, InternetCombineUrlW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetAutodial, InternetAutodialHangup

HELPCTR.exe

Microsoft Help and Support Center by Microsoft

Remove HELPCTR.exe
Version:   5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
MD5:   b63c804f5777fb0694d083f321ed6071
SHA1:   a4d95e5f3ca171ff135499ebaef43ea7248d46ea
SHA256:   adb4e618eb07b079d79f03a7ed215e0cd8a31f5b946093dddc8134aa86d2d117
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is HELPCTR.exe?

The Help and Support Center in the Windows® XP operating system represents a significant milestone in delivering a single resource for Online Help, support, tools, how to articles, and other resources.

About HELPCTR.exe (from Microsoft)

The Help and Support Center in the Windows® XP operating system represents a significant milestone in delivering a single resource for Online Help, support, tools, how to articles, and other resources

DetailsDetails

File name:helpctr.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Help and Support Center
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\helpctr.exe
File version:5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
Product version:5.1.2600.5512
Size:751 KB (769,024 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.164198
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\WINXP\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\HelpCtr.exe'
  • Firewall exception for '%WINDIR%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\Helpctr.exC:*:EnableC:Remote Assistance - Windows Messenger and Voice'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\HelpCtr.exe'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 71.43%
Windows XP Professional 14.29%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of Microsoft Help and Support Center.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 50.00%
Dell 50.00%
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