notification_helper.exe file report

MD5 5341cc57aeccb850a94689ceb8b9e86f
Latest seen 2025-12-22 23:02:27 (5 months ago)
First seen 2025-10-05 23:01:28 (7 months ago)
Size 1 MB
Product Shift Browser

Why it matters

Evidence available for this file

Detection

No final classification is available yet.

Timeline

First seen 2025-10-05 23:01:28 (7 months ago); latest analysis 2025-12-22 23:02:27 (5 months ago).

Publisher context

Company metadata: Shift Technologies Inc.. Product metadata: Shift Browser.

Observed locations

ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.

Recommended action

What to do next

  1. Use the hash and metadata below to verify the exact file identity.
  2. Review publisher, signature, paths, and PE details for inconsistencies.
  3. Run a local scan if the file appears unexpectedly or starts with Windows.

notification_helper.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Shift Browser. The reported company name is Shift Technologies Inc.. The current detection status is Undefined, based on the latest analysis from 2025-12-22 23:02:27 (5 months ago).

ThreatInfo does not have a final classification for this file yet. Use the technical details below to compare the hash, size, signature, and observed locations with the copy found on your device.

Product Name: Shift Browser
Company Name: Shift Technologies Inc.
MD5: 5341cc57aeccb850a94689ceb8b9e86f
Size: 1 MB
First Published: 2025-10-05 23:01:28 (7 months ago)
Latest Published: 2025-12-22 23:02:27 (5 months ago)
Status: Undefined (on last analysis)
Analysis Date: 2025-12-22 23:02:27 (5 months ago)
%localappdata%\shift\chromium
%localappdata%\shift\chromium
%localappdata%\shift\chromium

ThreatInfo has observed notification_helper.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.

66.7%
33.3%

The strongest geographic signal for this file is United States with 66.7% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.

Windows 10 100.0%

The most common operating system signal for notification_helper.exe is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.

notification_helper.exe is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.

Subsystem: Windows GUI
PE Type: pe
OS Bitness: 64
Image Base: 0x0000000140000000
Entry Address: 0x000d55b0

PE Sections:

Name Size of data MD5
.text 1330176 594ddf7c3d8fe515b14794816e1da028
.rdata 216576 819641126f7aa29999bcbe50534d09db
.data 61952 00ccafad240b5be6b8c5668be6b81f1e
.pdata 43520 90269da5c3ce5777e02fbdc0de44cf74
.gxfg 11264 307f9236d9a04e2d93d147b0f7f94991
.tls 1024 38dfbd7a051d5c9fd8ffcb4dc19ee0d3
CPADinfo 512 60d3ea61d541c9be2e845d2787fb9574
_RDATA 512 20f0cf7edb6969c566d5557b80e828d0
.rsrc 2560 7e680fe83fe51ce18e2e031583f010d0
.reloc 7168 1c76e69d0007ea1b224872771f342e34

PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.

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