Estimated safety rating

wshelper.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if wshelper.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to run a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Usually, this program is stored in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelper.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is d192592fd0a99d9f360906d3f6dfbff1.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the full set of features of modern PC chips. This is quite normal because the publishers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description written in the file is Wondershare Studio.

File version

File version extracted from the file 2.3.5.0.

Manufacturer

Publisher Wondershare.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright (c) 2014 Wondershare. All rights reserved.

Has valid windows

This executable does NOT have visible windows. This is most likely a bad sign.

Is an encrypted file

The code of this program appears to have been compressed or obfuscated so it can not be quickly evaluated by an expert.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some insecure features of the Operating System have been used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

wshelper.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays the large majority of legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from wshelper.exe verifies as ok. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Wondershare software CO., LIMITED

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA

Starts with windows

This executable is set up to start when the PC starts. Yes

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall command set up in registry.