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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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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)
| Version: | 12.0.6500.5000 |
| MD5: | 0e34b7bb1fcf22bcc1e394d16f9e992b |
| SHA1: | 877db8c126b94eec57062bdb5419a1a99d4d916b |
| SHA256: | 382ca8e6bac301e2f277f8eda03d263ff71272796a8eed582c36294eee9191f9 |
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)
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Details
| File name: | GrooveMonitor.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | GrooveMonitor Utility |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft office\office12\groovemonitor.exe |
| File version: | 12.0.6500.5000 |
| Product version: | 4.2.2.2807 |
| Size: | 29.34 KB (30,040 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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Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
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"
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00163886% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00091322% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00072564% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 411,602 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 79,332/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.9 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 9.81 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.72 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.9 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 70.6 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 71.43 MB | |
| Working set: | 8.74 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 10.16 MB | |
| Page faults: | 4,685/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 196 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 135 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 16/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 121 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 10 | |
| GUI USER count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 4 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
36.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
18.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
0.50% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 15.08% of GrooveMonitor Utility.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.22% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.67% |
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| Toshiba |
12.35% |
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| ASUS |
11.11% |
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| Acer |
8.64% |
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| Sony |
6.17% |
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| Intel |
6.17% |
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| Lenovo |
4.94% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.70% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.70% |
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| Compaq |
2.47% |
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| Sahara |
1.85% |
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