What is appHelp.dll?

appHelp.dll is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the appHelp.dll version information.

appHelp.dll's description is "Application Compatibility Client Library"

appHelp.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about appHelp.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on appHelp.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionApplication Compatibility Client Library
Internal nameApphelp
Original filenameApphelp
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.1.2600.1106
File version5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionApplication Compatibility Client Lib..
Internal nameApphelp
Original filenameApphelp
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.1.2600.1106
File version5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

Digital signatures [?]

appHelp.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the appHelp.dll file.

None of the 49 anti-virus programs detected the appHelp.dll file.

Folder name variants

appHelp.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a75164fe800d43381a8c8e4ebeea2b35
SHA25667c0df6fb191b839f4f7777473a82d1d79a49a38458646783c5e85c7ea017eca

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with appHelp.dll. 45% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 31 users.

User vote results: There were 14 votes to remove and 17 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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