Groove.exe

Microsoft Office 2013 by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove Groove.exe
Version:   15.0.4481.1501
MD5:   f5fd0d54f7737a0a3a3b1ebc25ca0f05
SHA1:   6fb47a502d983f237e3bb3b699ed2a3e520136b7
SHA256:   d8f750a0586fb98b53e207228cff385fd03c1574f2d3da8d7b85abfdfb77a935

Overview

groove.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

DetailsDetails

File name:groove.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Office 2013
Description:Microsoft SkyDrive Pro
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft office 15\root\office15\groove.exe
File version:15.0.4481.1501
Size:7.78 MB (8,160,336 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Expiration date:Monday, March 4, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'groove.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00010356%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006809%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003546%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,734 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,907,980/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:2/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:63.84 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):40.79 MB
Private (minimum):560 KB
Non-paged memory:63.84 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:430.3 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):472.17 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:18.09 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):44.91 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:558,306/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:360.55 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:228/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:168.91 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:63/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:4.52 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:155/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:28
12
Handles:837
600
GUI GDI count:65
103
GUI GDI peak:72
142
GUI USER count:36
49
GUI USER peak:38
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\microsoft office 15\root\office15\groove.exe" /runfoldersync -embedding
  • "C:\Program Files\microsoft office 15\root\office15\groove.exe" /runfoldersync /trayonly
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00751644%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00148051%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00603593%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:838,633/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:276 KB
1.16 MB
GROOVE.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:0.00309612%
Kernel CPU:0.00082052%
User CPU:0.00227560%
CPU cycles:90,226/sec
Memory:7.79 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00038229%
Kernel CPU:0.00015291%
User CPU:0.00022937%
CPU cycles:10,741/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 42.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.57%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 14.29%
Windows 7 Professional 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 85.71% of Microsoft Office 2013.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 50.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Samsung 25.00%
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