How to remove DrvMon error

The free file information forum can help you find out if DrvMon.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, adware which you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

DrvMon.exe file information

The process Drive Monitor belongs to the software Alcor Micro, Corp. Drive Monitor or DrvMon or DrvMon.exe by Alcor Micro, Corp (www.alcormicro.com) or Company or Cellarstone Inc.

Description: DrvMon.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. The file size on Windows XP is 53248 bytes.
DrvMon.exe is not a Windows system file. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program has no visible window. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. DrvMon.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 58% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

If DrvMon.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" then the security rating is 49% dangerous. File size is 24576 bytes. The application has no file description. The program is not visible. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). File DrvMon.exe is not a Windows system file.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as DrvMon.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the DrvMon.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

It complied with the location and size description above. I think it was crashing my svchost.exe process. I never saw it before in my Run section of registry until now.
Abhishek Chatterjee

Kann ohne Probleme aus Autostart-Einträgen entfernt werden
R Schmid

drvmon.exe is a process associated with the Alcor Micro Drive Monitor software. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

Summary: 1 user think DrvMon.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 2 users suspect danger. 3 users think DrvMon.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it..

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