What is GWIdlMon.exe?

GWIdlMon.exe is part of GlassWire and developed by SecureMix LLC according to the GWIdlMon.exe version information.

GWIdlMon.exe's description is "GlassWire Computer Idle Monitor"

GWIdlMon.exe is digitally signed by GlassWire.

GWIdlMon.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\GlassWire\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about GWIdlMon.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on GWIdlMon.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameGlassWire
Company nameSecureMix LLC
File descriptionGlassWire Computer Idle Monitor
Internal namegwidlmon
Original filenameGWIdlMon.exe
Legal copyright(С) 2015 SecureMix LLC
Product version1.1.21.1050b
File version1.1.21.1050b

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameGlassWire
Company nameSecureMix LLC
File descriptionGlassWire Computer Idle Monitor
Internal namegwidlmon
Original filenameGWIdlMon.exe
Legal copyright(С) 2015 SecureMix LLC
Product version1.1.21.1050b
File version1.1.21.1050b

Digital signatures [?]

GWIdlMon.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGlassWire
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number06384809953f926c77500e887d1bbea0

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the GWIdlMon.exe file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the GWIdlMon.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e3e57b75136d409da317a5d71f53e77c
SHA256e23df736e881ddbd0f5ffed29c39b831f88eb3b46bc76469ab955b8bfae1ff28

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to gwidlmon.exe:

gwidlmon.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

gwidlmon.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

GlassWire Computer Idle Monitor has stopped working.

End Program - gwidlmon.exe. This program is not responding.

gwidlmon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

gwidlmon.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with GWIdlMon.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with GWIdlMon.exe. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 36 users.

User vote results: There were 27 votes to remove and 9 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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