What is winmon.exe?

winmon.exe is part of Microsoft ® Windows Script Host and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the winmon.exe version information.

winmon.exe's description is "Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host"

winmon.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

winmon.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\jieio\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on winmon.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft ® Windows Script Host
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft ® Windows Based Script Host
Internal namewscript.exe
Original filenamewscript.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.8.7600.16385
File version5.8.7600.16385

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

Product nameMicrosoft ® Windows Script Host
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft ® Windows Based Script Host
Internal namewscript.exe
Original filenamewscript.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.8.7600.16385
File version5.8.7600.16385

Digital signatures [?]

winmon.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification PCA
Certificate serial number3300000020c8e989174aadfce6000000000020

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winmon.exe file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the winmon.exe file.

Filename variants

winmon.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

winmon.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\jieio\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5045451fa238a75305cc26ac982472367
SHA2569c8a1b52a638ca87a5e7e60e635a3cbf89b04f5888995f55e2ad3d94ab009b97

Error Messages

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

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

winmon.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.

Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host has stopped working.

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

winmon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with winmon.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with winmon.exe. 89% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 18 users.

User vote results: There were 16 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 winmon.exe. Only 18 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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