What is InstHelper.exe?

InstHelper.exe is part of ESET Smart Security and developed by ESET according to the InstHelper.exe version information.

InstHelper.exe's description is "ESET Install Helper"

InstHelper.exe is digitally signed by ESET, spol. s r.o..

InstHelper.exe is usually located in the 'C:\DOCUME~1\STAAAA~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about InstHelper.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on InstHelper.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameESET Smart Security
Company nameESET
File descriptionESET Install Helper
Internal nameInstHelper.exe
Original filenameInstHelper.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) ESET, spol. s r.o. 1992-2012. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkNOD, NOD32, AMON, ESET are registered trademarks of ESET.
Product version6.0.306.0
File version6.0.306.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameESET Smart Security
Company nameESET
File descriptionESET Install Helper
Internal nameInstHelper.exe
Original filenameInstHelper.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) ESET, spol. s r.o. 199..
Legal trademarkNOD, NOD32, AMON, ESET are registere..
Product version6.0.306.0
File version6.0.306.0

Digital signatures [?]

InstHelper.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameESET, spol. s r.o.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number4c61addae2e6a4fc5e52a2f8cd38e383

VirusTotal report

None of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the InstHelper.exe file.

None of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the InstHelper.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fad97c08ea9c82e098341d253b456276
SHA2562e6da89acdc82c6dcb88adf1811ecb164804c20d24318d29edd44b9026f948f0

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to insthelper.exe:

insthelper.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

insthelper.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

ESET Install Helper has stopped working.

End Program - insthelper.exe. This program is not responding.

insthelper.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

insthelper.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with InstHelper.exe. 21% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 14 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

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