What is GrooveMonitor.exe?

GrooveMonitor.exe is part of GrooveMonitor Utility and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the GrooveMonitor.exe version information.

GrooveMonitor.exe's description is "GrooveMonitor Utility"

GrooveMonitor.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

GrooveMonitor.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected GrooveMonitor.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on GrooveMonitor.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameGrooveMonitor Utility
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionGrooveMonitor Utility
Internal nameGrooveMonitor
Original filenameGrooveMonitor.exe
Legal copyright¨Ï 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version4.2.1.2704
File version12.0.6211.1000

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

Product nameGrooveMonitor Utility
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionGrooveMonitor Utility
Internal nameGrooveMonitor
Original filenameGrooveMonitor.exe
Legal copyright¨Ï 2006 Microsoft Corporation. Al..
Product version4.2.1.2704
File version12.0.6211.1000

Digital signatures [?]

GrooveMonitor.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number61469ecb000400000065

VirusTotal report

1 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the GrooveMonitor.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
CMC Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Decay!O
1 of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the GrooveMonitor.exe file.

Folder name variants

GrooveMonitor.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named GrooveMonitor.exe

GrooveMonitor.exe (19 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD535dcd380d4d579d8b8ea91d5d8ae444c
SHA256ac5b338fcd9358c2d519a7199b13794f33bfbe5bce3ab5a6993a0d5a65a7eb1c

Error Messages

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

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

groovemonitor.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.

GrooveMonitor Utility has stopped working.

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

groovemonitor.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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