The genuine GrooveMonitor.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft OneDrive by Microsoft Corporation. "GrooveMonitor.exe" is a Microsoft utility introduced as part of "Groove", an application bundled with Office 2007, that enabled users working in diverse enterprises and nonprofits, and often offline, especially emergency relief field workers, to invite one another to share workspaces. Groove relay servers tracked users' status, synchronizing any work a user had done offline as soon as the user reappeared with all others sharing that workspace, (or as soon as they came online again). Data was stored in the user's local workspace, not on the server. Although Microsoft renamed the application and reassigned the "Groove" name to its digital music download service, SharePoint and OneDrive still use "GrooveMonitor.exe" and other similarly named components. The GrooveMonitor utility's function was to observe the application's behavior and send error reports to Microsoft. It resides in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe" and can only be uninstalled by removing all of Microsoft Groove 2007 or Microsoft Office.
GrooveMonitor stands for Microsoft Groove Behavior Monitor Utility
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the GrooveMonitor.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Description: GrooveMonitor.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The file GrooveMonitor.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" (in most cases C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 30,040 bytes (67% of all occurrences), 31,016 bytes and 9 more variants.
GrooveMonitor.exe is not a Windows core file. The file has a digital signature. The software starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, TaskScheduler).
The program is not visible.
Therefore the technical security rating is 35% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
You can uninstall the program Microsoft Office Groove 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise, update it, or ask Customer Support for help. Go to office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/ to update it, go to office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/ for support, or go to Microsoft Office Groove 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise in Windows Control Panel (Software or Programs section) to uninstall it.
If GrooveMonitor.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 68% dangerous. The file size is 31,072 bytes.
The file is not a Windows system file. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. The program has no visible window. The file has a digital signature. The software starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, TaskScheduler).
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as GrooveMonitor.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example PE_SALITY.RL or PE_MADANGEL.A (detected by TrendMicro), and Virus.Win32.Sality.gen or Virus.Win32.Small.l (detected by Kaspersky). Therefore, you should check the GrooveMonitor.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Common Microsoft 2007 Utility File. Harmless. Anonymous
This program is not dangerous. Its built and use in Microsoft Office Suites 2007-2010 just for sync files to share with friends and Co-Workers. If you don't trust it starting up at boot time You can use two methods to turn it off 1.Click on the start button in windows 7 Type into the search box msconfig and on startup Tab then uncheck it then restart windows 2. The best way to me is Go Download this small utility program called AutoRuns Run it ....Then click on Logon tab Uncheck GrooveMonitor.....And thats it Phil
i have a error message quote Grove moniter.exe programe cant start as ATL80.DLL IS MISSING .now my computer has crashed and not getting fixed Help , singh
bought new pc with Win 8 and tried to load old copy of Office 2007. After removing Office 2007, GrooveMonitor was not removed and lingered. Manually searched for, found, and removed all GM files. Problem solved John C
Whilst GrooveMonitor.exe is part of Office 2007, there is malware (self-extracting RAR archive) with the same name, please see link. Norbert Colon (further information)
Normally a harmless part of the Microsoft Office suite, but a file of this name is also used as a dropper for a malicious virus that wipes all data from your hard disk Davey P (further information)
Summary: Average user rating of GrooveMonitor.exe:
based on 36 votes with 9 user comments.
10 users think GrooveMonitor.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.
4 users think it's probably harmless.
16 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.
3 users suspect danger.
3 users think GrooveMonitor.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.
5 users don't grade GrooveMonitor.exe ("not sure about it").
Best practices for resolving GrooveMonitor issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with GrooveMonitor. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the GrooveMonitor.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of GrooveMonitor.exe: based on 36 votes with 9 user comments. 10 users think GrooveMonitor.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 4 users think it's probably harmless. 16 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 3 users think GrooveMonitor.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 5 users don't grade GrooveMonitor.exe ("not sure about it").