What is ShellHelper.exe?

ShellHelper.exe is part of Microsoft Private Folder 1.0 and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the ShellHelper.exe version information.

ShellHelper.exe's description is "Shell helper"

ShellHelper.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Archivos de programa\Microsoft Private Folder 1.0\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ShellHelper.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Private Folder 1.0
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionShell helper
Internal nameShellHelper.exe
Original filenameShellHelper.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2006 (c) Microsoft Corporation, All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.1495.0
File version1.0.1495.0

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

Product nameMicrosoft Private Folder 1.0
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionShell helper
Internal nameShellHelper.exe
Original filenameShellHelper.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2006 (c) Microsoft Corpora..
Product version1.0.1495.0
File version1.0.1495.0

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b03aa18058958c1a0c8cfd970dd1ddcf
SHA256a9f5ab79ae73d4a7476f100b44b95bcab2825e2ec8a9e9ef824a469cb47d72ac

Error Messages

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

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

shellhelper.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.

Shell helper has stopped working.

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

shellhelper.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

shellhelper.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 the file. 97% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 149 users.

User vote results: There were 144 votes to remove and 5 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

johny jose parampi writes

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sir, my laptop gives me 'shellHelper.exe-Application Error with a message
The exception unknown software exception (ox 0434352) occured in the application at location ox 75ba1d4d, sir as result i cannot go to any application, pls help, regards. johny

# 7 Feb 2016, 23:59

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