help.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\system32\help.exe
Description: Command Line Help Utility

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`DB1F19E6BAADBD36EA51F31F4210D756`
SHA1	`B2EDFE4C13455B8683B93FAB63D0C1E1CAFFDD05`
SHA256	`11863176A0FAD587304C0EE21474DBAA8F40650F34BC47F2666D379BD3A7D7AB`
SHA384	`84B902BE73C027DAE8C071A1C8EC151F8E91CBCD664B06F23205E7896F2C3C5764A95290A5AA99914096FC5373AC7D54`
SHA512	`7F0A6DC92768A609ADAE0B4D078316340E9DDB2D3CDF11D4EA5E81D7BDD371A49B181E6FE63A5D26C59D31F0615AA708D305BD2C827289885E37CB5683267CC4`
SSDEEP	`192:iPIFjwNw/KqfEyXAS/+aYUebe51RlwOs8e51woGsxcNzmAWncW:igt+wpc/S+Vtbe74Os8e7LXAWncW`
IMP	`AC4BF9C2AE25ADA7A4716EBEAF3CC839`
PESHA1	`10FEF7B93DE3020F5DAC610D4E68C0A8491A91AF`
PE256	`64076DC025E18BD2A5B31F96F7F0465C2646E2D1602ED4663ED279EEBBDBE7A2`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Provides help information for Windows commands.

HELP [command]

    command - displays help information on that command.

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\system32\help.exe
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000001C422B2F79B793DACB20000000001C4
Thumbprint: AE9C1AE54763822EEC42474983D8B635116C8452
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: Help.Exe.MUI
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/70
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/11863176a0fad587304c0ee21474dbaa8f40650f34bc47f2666d379bd3a7d7ab/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\WINDOWS\system32\help.exe	61

Additional Info*

*The information below is copied from MicrosoftDocs, which is maintained by Microsoft. Available under CC BY 4.0 license.

help

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Displays a list of the available commands or detailed help information on a specified command. If used without parameters, help lists and briefly describes every system command.

Syntax

help [<command>]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`<command>`	Specifies the command for which to display detailed help information.

Examples

To view information about the robocopy command, type:

help robocopy

To display a list of all commands available in DiskPart, type:

help

To display detailed help information about how to use the create partition primary command in DiskPart, type:

help create partition primary

Additional References

Command-Line Syntax Key