HelperService.exe
Helper Service by Chinery & Heindoerfer GbR (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of helperservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.0.52.8917. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'PDF Architect Helper Service'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1.36 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Chinery & Heindoerfer GbR by Thawte. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program PDF Architect from pdfforge. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.04 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.66 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3 Bytes per minute for reads and 3 Bytes per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | helperservice.exe |
| Publisher: | pdfforge GbR |
| Product name: | Helper Service |
| Description: | PDF Architect Helper Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pdf architect\helperservice.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Chinery & Heindoerfer GbR |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | PDF Architect Helper Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Helper Service.)
“PDFArchitect is a tool to easily modify your PDF files - i.e. you can merge two files, delete pages or rotate them. ”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of helperservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'PDF Architect Helper Service'
All file variations of helperservice.exe
