What is Monitor.exe?
Monitor.exe is part of Advanced SystemCare 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:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Advanced SystemCare |
| Company name | IObit |
| File description | Performance Monitor |
| Original filename | Monitor.exe |
| Legal copyright | © IObit. All rights reserved. |
| Legal trademark | IObit |
| Product version | 13.0.0.0 |
| File version | 13.2.0.209 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Advanced SystemCare |
| Company name | IObit |
| File description | Performance Monitor |
| Original filename | Monitor.exe |
| Legal copyright | © IObit. All rights reserved. |
| Legal trademark | IObit |
| Product version | 13.0.0.0 |
| File version | 13.2.0.209 |
Digital signatures [?]
Monitor.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | IObit Information Technology |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5cd0502920c27eeaec2a184d0452e53a |
VirusTotal report
3 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Monitor.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.2520 |
| eGambit | PUP.Optional.IObit |
| GData | Win32.Application.iObit.B |
Sandbox Report
The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.
Summary
Successfully executed process in sandbox.
Generic
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]Yara
The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
Network
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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:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- 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.
C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\Monitor.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Monitor.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- 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.
- If Monitor.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Monitor.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | aee06f2e8929252c4db4496fb02ce588 |
| SHA256 | d6d1feefabbb848463e3001d282c82b6d56659ea586852734b08a8aa1d2a5c0b |
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.
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