What Is Hh.exe (Microsoft HTML Help Executable) Used For? - File.Info

What you should know about hh.exe Microsoft HTML Help Executable

hh.exe is a Windows system file. Hh.exe is found in the C:\Windows directory. The file size is 10,752 bytes. This file is part of the Windows operating system found in C:\Windows\. The original file by Microsoft is digitally signed. So please check the file on your computer. For this reason, 0% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.

hh.exe is a system file used by Microsoft Windows, and appears in Windows Task Manager as a process named "Microsoft HTML Help Executable." However, some viruses and Trojans use the same file name to avoid detection (such as Worm:Win32/Kasidet.B (recognized by Microsoft), as well as Trojan.Gen.2 (recognized by Symantec)). For better security, scan your computer with two different antivirus engines. You can use free antivirus software for this purpose.

Objectionable files with the same file name have the following characteristics: A hh.exe file has a 64% certainty of being dangerous if it is found in a subdirectory of "C:\Program Files". In this case, the file size is usually 119,438 bytes. This hh.exe process is recognizable as a window and also on the taskbar. This hh.exe process is initiated as part of Windows start-up (Registry: MACHINE\Run, Run). This file was developed by a so-called third party provider - and not by Microsoft. There is no embedded description in this file. These days, this is rather unusual

A hh.exe file has a 64% certainty of being dangerous if it is found in a subdirectory of "C:\Users\USERNAME". In this case, the file size is usually 95,232 bytes. When Windows starts, this process is automatically started at the same time (Registry: MACHINE\Run, Run). This hh program does not appear as a visible window, but only in Task Manager. Hh.exe was developed by a so-called third party provider - and not by Microsoft. File properties have not been internally documented by the producer or developer. Hh.exe is capable of modify other Windows tasks, supervise programs as well as log keyboard entries.

If you see this file on your hard drive or in Windows Task Manager, please make sure that it is not a malicious variant. It's a fact that many trojans try to cloak their true identity by calling themselves hh.exe. With the above information or by using tools like Security Task Manager you can determine if, in your case, the file is an undesirable variant.