MotoHelperService.exe
MotoHelper Service by Motorola Mobility Inc. (Signed)
Overview
There are 6 versions of motohelperservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 2, 3, 2, 0. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Motorola Device Manager' with the name 'MotoHelper'. 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 181.87 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Motorola Mobility Inc. by VeriSign. The programs MotoHelper 2.1.40 Driver 5.5.0, MotoHelper 2.1.32 Driver 5.4.0 and Motorola Device Manager have been observed as installing specific variations of motohelperservice.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.3 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.89 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.21 KB per minute for reads and 6 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | motohelperservice.exe |
Product name: | MotoHelper Service |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\motorola\motohelper\motohelperservice.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Motorola Mobility Inc. |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
Expiration date: | Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | MotoHelper |
Display name: | Motorola Device Manager |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of MotoHelper Service.)
“Automatically detect your device, configurations and warranty status. Thanks for visiting the Motorola Troubleshooter, the following web experience will guide you down a path of simple step by step is...”
Motorola Device Manager contains USB drivers and software to connect your Motorola phone or tablet to your computer via USB cable. For certain Android-powered devices, Motorola Device Manager can also...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of motohelperservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- Motorola Device Manager
- 'MotoHelper' (MotoHelper Service)
- 'Motorola Device Manager' (Motorola Device Manager Service)
All file variations of motohelperservice.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.24% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
18.92% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
8.11% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
8.11% |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.41% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.41% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
5.41% |
|
Windows 8 |
2.70% |
|
Windows Server 2012 Standard Evaluation |
2.70% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 78.38% of MotoHelper Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
34.38% |
|
Acer |
12.50% |
|
Gateway |
12.50% |
|
Intel |
12.50% |
|
Dell |
12.50% |
|
ASUS |
12.50% |
|
Sahara |
3.13% |
|