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ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "mshelp.exe":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "mshelp.exe" was mostly identified as a threat.
File "mshelp.exe" has the following statistics:
Total number of reports analysed611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "mshelp.exe"38
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat35
Statistical volume of cases when "mshelp.exe" was a threat92%
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The file "mshelp.exe" is known to be created under the following filename:
%System%\mshelp.exe
Note: %System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

The file "mshelp.exe" has the following possible countries of origin:
OriginNumber of Incidents
Russian Federation39
China1

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "mshelp.exe":
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
Generic.Banker.OT [Ikarus]20
Troj/Banker-EOY [Sophos]20
Infostealer.Bancos [Symantec]10
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]10
PWS-Banker [McAfee]8
Suspicious.MH690 [Symantec]5
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Sparsay [Ikarus]5
TrojanSpy:Win32/Sparsay.gen!A [Microsoft]5
VirTool.Winnt.Rootkitdrv [Ikarus]5
VirTool:WinNT/Rootkitdrv.gen!GA [Microsoft]5
Infostealer.Bancos!gen [Symantec]3
Infostealer [Symantec]2
Trojan.Banker [PC Tools]2
Win-Trojan/Sparsay.210944 [AhnLab]2
Backdoor.Sdbot [Symantec]1
Generic PWS.y!cn [McAfee]1
Generic PWS.y!dw [McAfee]1
Generic.dx [McAfee]1
Infostealer.Bankash.B [Symantec]1
PWS-Banker!cw [McAfee]1
PWS-Banker!ee [McAfee]1
PWS-Banker!fg [McAfee]1
PWS-Banker.gen.ad [McAfee]1
TROJ_BANKER.HCJ [Trend Micro]1
TROJ_BANKER.OQK [Trend Micro]1
Trojan Horse [Symantec]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker [Ikarus]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.abbs [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.acrv [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.acsq [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.acum [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.adfp [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.adzm [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.adzw [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.aeko [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.afci [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.afhy [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.afmh [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.afnp [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.aftj [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.ajln [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.ajof [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.akfb [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.akyl [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-PSW.Delf!sd5 [PC Tools]1
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Delf.ii [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Spy.Bancos!sd6 [PC Tools]1
Trojan-Spy.Banker!sd5 [PC Tools]1
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banker.asw [Kaspersky Lab]1
Virus.Win32.Virut.ce [Kaspersky Lab]1
W32.Virut.CF [Symantec]1