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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateProcessW, GetVersionExA, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException, DeleteCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcess, lstrlenW, SetEvent, GetCommandLineW, AddAtomW, Sleep, lstrcpynW, GetModuleHandleW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, InitializeCriticalSection, VirtualProtect, GetProcAddress, GetProcessHeap, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
OleInitialize, CoCreateInstance, OleUninitialize
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, PostThreadMessageW, CharPrevW, CharNextW, RegisterWindowMessageW, UnregisterClassA
Groove.exe
Microsoft Office Groove by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 12.0.6600.1000 |
| MD5: | 50bd5e267657be1090fb667b7a4500ce |
| SHA1: | e9e4907d2362e47c4fe1699f4067e191060ace3e |
| SHA256: | 8c8aebc3fffeec3da7a7c88e69f4475307b2a03fafa9eb1fc75bb780986dc8a6 |
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)
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Details
| 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: | 12.0.6600.1000 |
| Product version: | 4.2.2.2826 |
| Size: | 329.36 KB (337,264 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 |
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Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
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'
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 55219
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00189713% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00131395% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00058318% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,746 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 214,913/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 17.78 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 15.06 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.46 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 17.78 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 220.29 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 224.54 MB | |
| Working set: | 15.06 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 35.01 MB | |
| Page faults: | 40,883/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 5.44 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 3.19 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 1021 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 22/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 20 | |
| Handles: | 914 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 241 | |
| GUI USER count: | 95 | |
Process properties
| Tray notification: | Yes |
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\microsoft office\office12\groove.exe" -background |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Audit Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation) |
Threads
Averages
| GROOVE.EXE (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.01166776% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00504855% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00661921% | |
| CPU cycles: | 238,387/sec | |
| Memory: | 332 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00079967% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00061389% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00018578% | |
| CPU cycles: | 21,033/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00011304% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005652% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005652% | |
| CPU cycles: | 436/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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 country
United States installs about 19.23% of Microsoft Office Groove.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| 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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