What is McHlp32.exe?

McHlp32.exe is part of McAfee SecurityCenter and developed by McAfee, Inc. according to the McHlp32.exe version information.

McHlp32.exe's description is "McAfee 32-bit Helper"

McHlp32.exe is digitally signed by McAfee, Inc..

McHlp32.exe is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~2\McAfee\MSC\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about McHlp32.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on McHlp32.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMcAfee SecurityCenter
Company nameMcAfee, Inc.
File descriptionMcAfee 32-bit Helper
Internal nameMcHlp32
Original filenameMcHlp32.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013 McAfee, Inc.
Product version12,8,0,0
File version12,8,957,0

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

Product nameMcAfee SecurityCenter
Company nameMcAfee, Inc.
File descriptionMcAfee 32-bit Helper
Internal nameMcHlp32
Original filenameMcHlp32.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013 McAfee, Inc.
Product version12,8,0,0
File version12,8,957,0

Digital signatures [?]

McHlp32.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMcAfee, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number1f99df0a80729a4b7cb75c1c7e4b473d

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the McHlp32.exe file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the McHlp32.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53dc3879f71902b329bdc24bcff0fdf1e
SHA256ae3b5224f140026ea2621b917be3e78ae5e5289fcbea0a072a28e4ac6fb5f3dd

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mchlp32.exe:

mchlp32.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

mchlp32.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.

McAfee 32-bit Helper has stopped working.

End Program - mchlp32.exe. This program is not responding.

mchlp32.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

mchlp32.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with McHlp32.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with McHlp32.exe. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.

User vote results: There were 9 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with McHlp32.exe. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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