How to Remove “HelpHost.exe”


What is HelpHost.exe?


HelpHost.exe is a legitimate file process and called as Microsoft Help Center Hosting Server  developed by Microsoft. It is associated with program software Microsoft Windows Operating System . You can locate the file in C:\Program Files. The virus is created by malware authors and are named them after HelpHost.exe file.

Affected Platform: Windows OS


How to check if your computer is infected with HelpHost.exe malware?

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to check if your PC is infected with HelpHost.exe malware:

  • Unstable internet connection
  • Browser redirects to unwanted websites
  • PC performance slows down
  • Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
  • System screen freezes repeatedly

If you find any of  the above mentioned symptoms, take the following steps to be sure about the malware infection:

1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

2) Go to the process tab and right-click on the HelpHost.exe file and open its location.

If the file is located outside C:\Program Files, then you should take measures to get rid of the malware.

How to remove HelpHost.exe malware from system with Comodo Cleaning Essentials?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) incoporates antivirus software with unique features like auto-sandboxing to identify and obstruct every suspicious process running on an endpoint with a single click. To remove malwares using HelpHost.exe, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Download the CCE suite.

Step 2: To start the application, double-click on the CCE.exe file.

Step 3: It then probes the antivirus to initiate a full system scan to identify and remove any existing malicious files.

Step 4: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 5: Comodo Cleaning Essentials will remove HelpHost.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 04 June 2008 at 7:54 pm
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Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
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Virut.AI
No 5.1.2600.0
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Virut.CE
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(xpclient.
010817-114
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Virut.CE
No 5.1.2600.0
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010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 India N/A
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Virus.Win32.
Alman.A
No 5.1.2600.0
(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
5.1.2600.0 Turkey N/A
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Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 03 June 2008 at 9:15 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
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010817-114
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(xpclient.
010817-114
8)
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No 5.1.2600.0
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010817-114
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4 Microsoft Corporation Executable bf5fd50676afc581
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010817-114
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