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swhelper.exe

Software.com, LLC

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Software.com Helper Service”.
Publisher:
Software.com, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f66c435f5391cd283e116554f254b056

SHA-1:
9e6465b2e78586bf037ac167bdbfeb38531731b2

SHA-256:
d3987f119ebdf94bad3e01a9f3d57d1d39c094aeb244ae7f2f28f60928c7e0cc

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
7/13/2025 10:02:04 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
185.7 KB (190,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\software.com desktop\swhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software.com, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2014 10:36:04 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 2:44:09 AM

Subject:
CN="Software.com, LLC", O="Software.com, LLC", L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0484CF96D84F30

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/30/2014 6:50:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:rEIfqh8K+DdqNtwLKSvJOVBqMH1OoBYTUrD5+4gpxrg:HE87qNOvJOCMH1O3TiDY4gpxrg

Entry address:
0x7FD4

Entry point:
E8, 03, 62, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, 93, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, DC, 90, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, CC, 90, 41, 00, 57, FF, 35, E8, 16, 42, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, E4, 16, 42, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82...
 
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Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Software.com Helper Service

Service name:
softwarehelper

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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