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Groove.exe

Microsoft Office Groove by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove Groove.exe
Version:   14.0.6106.5000
MD5:   26fef9aac9f9f265dee995547d84c055
SHA1:   328075ce45a183cae7f5785e22e768a0ee81073c
SHA256:   596095aa37a9a38423c86bbab9a98de35c7580a14fb8baabf37b05c7c2f81972

What is Groove.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 Groove.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:groove.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Office Groove
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft office\office12\groove.exe
File version:14.0.6106.5000
Size:29.68 MB (31,125,880 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:4.879851
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

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BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Microsoft Office\Office12\GROOVE.EXE'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GROOVE.EXE'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GROOVE.EXE'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GROOVE.EXE'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GROOVE.EXE'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GROOVE.EXE'
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'groove.exe'
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Audit Service'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 58212

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00022902%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00011997%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00010905%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:9,703 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:1,620,988/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:18.55 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):18.21 MB
    Private (minimum):3.5 MB
    Non-paged memory:18.55 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:302.89 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):322.76 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:15.79 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):40.2 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:65,770/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:6.61 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:8.85 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:4/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:354 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:15/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:27
    12
    Handles:796
    600
    GUI GDI count:117
    103
    GUI GDI peak:134
    142
    GUI USER count:60
    49
    GUI USER peak:65
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\microsoft office\office14\groove.exe" /trayonly
    Owner:User
    Windows Service
    Service name:Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Audit Service
    Type:Win32OwnProcess

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    GROOVE.EXE (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00057162%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00028557%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00028605%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:116,760/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:29.71 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00001597%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001065%
    User CPU:0.00000532%
    CPU cycles:83,635/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Microsoft Windows XP 57.50%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 12.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 6.25%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 3.75%
    Windows 8.1 2.50%
    Windows 7 Professional 2.50%
    Windows 8 1.25%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.25%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.25%
    Windows XP Professional 1.25%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 19.23% of Microsoft Office Groove.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 17.39%
    Dell 17.39%
    Hewlett-Packard 13.04%
    Acer 11.59%
    Intel 11.59%
    Toshiba 8.70%
    American Megatrends 7.25%
    GIGABYTE 5.80%
    Lenovo 2.90%
    Compaq 2.90%
    Sahara 1.45%
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