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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

12.0.6500.5000 54.09%
12.0.6500.5000 0.45%
12.0.6500.5000 0.45%
12.0.6413.1000 0.91%
12.0.6211.1000 0.45%
12.0.4518.1014 43.18%
12.0.4518.1014 0.45%

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
kernel32.dll
UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, LoadLibraryA, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, GetVersionExA, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, GetProcessHeap, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, VirtualProtect, CloseHandle, GetLastError, ReadDirectoryChangesW, CreateFileW, SleepEx, CancelIo, DeleteCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedDecrement, RaiseException, LeaveCriticalSection, AddAtomW, EnterCriticalSection, SetProcessShutdownParameters, InterlockedCompareExchange
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoTaskMemFree
shell32.dll
SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetFolderLocation
shlwapi.dll
PathIsDirectoryW, PathFileExistsW, PathCombineW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, RegisterWindowMessageW, CallWindowProcW, CreateWindowExW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, RegisterClassExW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, IsWindow, DispatchMessageW, PeekMessageW

GrooveMonitor.exe

GrooveMonitor Utility by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove GrooveMonitor.exe
Version:   12.0.6413.1000
MD5:   644795f6985c740f5e36e9336b837d0b
SHA1:   d2f5f78d437d81ba678f61ae2eeb966ac0715091
SHA256:   2531274063468d7f1b1c26ead5183baf114aa46c7106f18f260bf49d37eed1b8

What is GrooveMonitor.exe?

Microsoft Office Groove, is a desktop application designed for document collaboration in teams with members who are regularly off-line or who do not share the same network security clearance.

About GrooveMonitor.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

Spend less time coordinating with each other and more time working on the project at hand. Groove Virtual Office is software that allows your team to work together as if you were all in the same phys

DetailsDetails

File name:GrooveMonitor.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:GrooveMonitor Utility
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft office\office12\groovemonitor.exe
File version:12.0.6413.1000
Product version:4.2.2.2803
Size:30.34 KB (31,072 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Expiration date:Thursday, October 4, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.245421
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
4% remove
Office Enterprise 2007 is a version of Microsoft Office, a family of office suites and productivity software for Windows also named Office 12. It introduced a new graphical user interface called the Fluent User Interface which uses ribbons and an office start menu instead of menu bars and toolbars. The enterprise version includes the following addition componets such as Communicator, Groove (Groove Server 2007 is for centrally managing ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'GrooveMonitor' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 36.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.50%
Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
Windows 8 Pro 5.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 8 2.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8.1 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%
Windows XP Professional 0.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 15.08% of GrooveMonitor Utility.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 22.22%
Hewlett-Packard 16.67%
Toshiba 12.35%
ASUS 11.11%
Acer 8.64%
Sony 6.17%
Intel 6.17%
Lenovo 4.94%
GIGABYTE 3.70%
American Megatrends 3.70%
Compaq 2.47%
Sahara 1.85%
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