What is Monitor.exe?

Monitor.exe is part of Performance Monitor and developed by IObit according to the Monitor.exe version information.

Monitor.exe's description is "Performance Monitor"

Monitor.exe is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

Monitor.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Monitor.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namePerformance Monitor
Company nameIObit
File descriptionPerformance Monitor
Legal copyrightCopyrightc 2005-2015
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version9.0.0.0
File version9.0.0.500

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

Product namePerformance Monitor
Company nameIObit
File descriptionPerformance Monitor
Legal copyrightCopyrightc 2005-2015
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version9.0.0.0
File version9.0.0.500

Digital signatures [?]

Monitor.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit Information Technology
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number11cadaf29da4c3cb113bf1877b120103

VirusTotal report

2 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Monitor.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.276
GData Win32.Adware.iObit.A
2 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the Monitor.exe file.

Monitor.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Monitor.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Monitor.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Monitor.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Monitor.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Monitor.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Monitor.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\Monitor.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Monitor.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Monitor.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Monitor.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Monitor.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Monitor.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

Monitor.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named Monitor.exe

Monitor.exe (72 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5dc7d54ae67f4d5f065f19011e3d123c2
SHA256df6506c9b8f82a169bc0ed12ea0edb15ec83a1477e9df46b731713afd9176ebf

Error Messages

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

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

monitor.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.

Performance Monitor has stopped working.

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

monitor.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Monitor.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with Monitor.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Monitor.exe. 60% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Monitor.exe. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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