The SMS_BrowserHelperObject class is a client Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class, in Configuration Manager, that enumerates all browser helper objects on a computer.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties.

Class SMS_BrowserHelperObject 
{
	String BinFileVersion;
	String BinProductVersion;
	String CLSID;
	String Description;
	String FileName;
	String FilePropertiesHash;
	String FilePropertiesHashEx;
	String FileVersion;
	String Product;
	String ProductVersion;
	String Publisher;
	String Version;
};

Methods

The SMS_BrowserHelperObject class does not define any methods.

Properties

BinFileVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneReserved. For internal use.
BinProductVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneReserved. For internal use.
CLSID

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneThe COM class ID that is associated with the browser helper object.
Description

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneFile description that can be presented to users, for example, "Groove Shell Extensions Module".
FileName

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneName of the file, including the extension but excluding the path, for example, "GrooveShellExtensions.dll".
FilePropertiesHash

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: [key]A unique 128-bit signature that is derived from a combination of the Product, Description, ProductVersion, Publisher, and FileName properties of the file.
FilePropertiesHashEx

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneA unique 128-bit signature that is derived from a combination of the Product, Description, ProductVersion, Publisher, FileName, FileVersion, BinProductVersion, and BinFileVersion properties of the file.
FileVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneThe version of the file, for example, "12.0.4518.1014".
Product

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneThe name of the product with which the file is distributed, for example, "Microsoft Windows".
ProductVersion

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneThe version of the product with which the file is distributed, for example, "4.2.0.2623".
Publisher

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneThe company that produced the file, for example, "Microsoft Corporation" or "Standard Microsystems Corporation, Inc.".
Version

Data type: StringAccess type: Read-onlyQualifiers: NoneReserved. For internal use.

Remarks

Many users install applications from the Web unintentionally or through various deceptive practices. Browser helper objects allow extensions to the Internet Explorer browser. These extensions typically appear as toolbars in the user interface. Most software that is considered malware is in this form.

This class enumerates all the subkeys of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects, gathering a set of class identifiers that are used to retrieve useful information from a second lookup in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\[retrieved bho id]\InprocServer32 hive. Enumeration of the subkeys provides a list of the binaries from which the header information can be retrieved.

Note
When constructing the FilePropertiesHash property, if the header data for the executable file is null for the company, product, or version field, the file name in uppercase is substituted for the field.

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Client Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Client Development Requirements.

See Also