How to remove an help error

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Help.exe file information

The process known as Help MFC Application or VNC server for Win32 belongs to software Help Application or RealVNC Ltd. - WinVNC or GIMP by RealVNC (www.realvnc.com) or Jernej Simoncic (www.gimp.org).

Description: The file help.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 249,856 bytes (90% of all occurrences), 21,656 bytes or 186,368 bytes.
There is no file information. The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. help.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
In case of any problems with help.exe, you can also uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ GIMP.

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If help.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 78,534 bytes (66% of all occurrences) or 65,630 bytes. It is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program has no visible window. File help.exe is not a Windows core file.

If help.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 88% dangerous. The file size is 96,768 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 914,888 bytes. There is no file information. It is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File help.exe is not a Windows core file.

If help.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 72% dangerous. The file size is 315,392 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as help.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the help.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

When you install the software for a APC Touch Biometric Pod Password Manager (stores your passwords via your finger prints), help.exe loads at startup. It is used by the password management software for the device (Omnipass by Softex.corp). More information can be obtained at the websites of both the hardware and software companies for this bundled item. Hardware: www.apc.com. Software: www.softex.com.
Steve Pippin (further information)

I once had help.exe in my computer and it ground it almost to a halt! I checked my task manager and had, on top o f my usual 40 odd processes running another 650 or so, all named help.exe! I had to update my antivirus, boot from last known good config and then restore to 2 days previous to sort it out. My advice....DON'T TRUST IT!
Steve Bowman

this help.exe virus was found at the end of the installation of the xp service pack 3 update
erik

Help in system32 is for the CLI (command line) to provide the commands that users can input to get their work done.

Summary: Average user rating of help.exe: based on 3 votes with 4 reviews.

2 users think help.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user doesn't grade help.exe ("not sure about it").

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