What is grooveex.dll?

The genuine grooveex.dll file is a software component of Microsoft Office by Microsoft Corporation.
"Grooveex.dll" is a Microsoft extension or Browser Helper Object (BHO) for the Internet Explorer browser. It installs along with Microsoft Office 2010 or later, in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OfficeVV\grooveex.dll", for traditional MSI installations, or "C:\Program Files\Microsoft OfficeVV\root\OfficeVV", with Click-to-run. (The "VV" is Microsoft's version indicator for Office: "14" for Office 2010, "15" for 2013, and "16" for 2016.) It allows a user of SharePoint Workspace or its Microsoft replacement product, OneDrive for Business (ODFB), to open remote synchronized shared libraries in the browser window and select Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Visio files to be opened by those Office applications. It works with the older "Groove.exe" synchronization client installed by SharePoint or ODFB. When the newer "OneDrive.exe" sync client is in use, "Grooveex.dll" is not used. Note that having "grooveex.dll" present causes filename handling problems for Adobe CreativeCloud products such as Premiere. Microsoft Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA.

grooveex stands for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Extension

Grooveex.dll is a browser extension for Internet Explorer. This add-on enables several additional functions for Internet Explorer. You can disable it through the Extras menu (key combination Alt + X) under Manage Add-ons. The following paragraph provides more information about SharePoint Workspace Extensions.

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Grooveex.dll file information

The process known as Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Extensions or Microsoft OneDrive for Business Extensions or Microsoft SkyDrive Pro Extensions or Microsoft Office Professional Plus (version 2010) or Microsoft Office Office (version 64-bit Components 2010)

belongs to software Microsoft Office Shared (version 64-bit Setup, 64-bit MUI 2010, 64-bit, 64-bit MUI 2013, 64-bit MUI) 2010, 64-bit MUI) 2013, 64-bit MUI, 64-bit MUI 2007) or Microsoft Office (version 2010, 2013, 365 ProPlus - en-us, 32-bit Components 2013, 365 Home Premium Preview, 365 - en-us, 32-bit Components 2016, 365 Small Business Premium, 2016, 2003 Primary Interop, 365 Home Premium - en-us, 365 Business - en-us, 64-bit Components 2013, 365 ProPlus - de-de, ...) or Microsoft Office Professional Plus (version 2010, 2013, 2016) or Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI or Microsoft OneDrive for Business (version 2013) or Microsoft Office Access Setup or Microsoft Office Office (version 64-bit Components, 32-bit Components) or Microsoft Lync MUI (version 2013) or Microsoft Office Visio (version 2010) or Microsoft Office Groove MUI (version 2010) or Microsoft Office Professional (version 2013, 2016, 2007) or Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI or Microsoft Visio Professional (version 2013 - en-us, 2013, 2016 - en-us)

by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Description: Grooveex.dll is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. Grooveex.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" or sometimes in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder (for example C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\). Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 4,221,328 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 4,171,424 bytes and 98 more variants.
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your web browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as part of the browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware. IDs used by this BHO include 72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E or D0498E0A-45B7-42AE-A9AA-ABA463DBD3BF. The program has no visible window. The file has a digital signature. Grooveex.dll is not a Windows core file. The file is able to change the behavior of, or monitor Internet Explorer. There is no detailed description of this service. Grooveex.dll is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous; however you should also read the user reviews.

Uninstalling this variant: The developer Microsoft provides a support site for assistance, and an uninstaller (Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ Microsoft Office Shared 64-bit Setup or Microsoft Office Shared 64-bit MUI 2010).

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If grooveex.dll is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 58% dangerous. The file size is 4,221,328 bytes (36% of all occurrences), 4,171,424 bytes and 4 more variants. The file has a digital signature. The grooveex.dll file is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The file is able to monitor web browsers. There is no detailed description of this service. Grooveex.dll is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Uninstalling this variant: If problems with grooveex.dll come up, you can also completely remove Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 or Microsoft Office Shared 64-bit Setup (Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program).
If grooveex.dll is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 60% dangerous. The file size is 4,171,424 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 4,171,464 bytes, 4,171,480 bytes or 4,221,328 bytes. The grooveex.dll file is digitally signed. It is able to monitor web browsers. The program is not visible. The service has no detailed description. The grooveex.dll file is not a Windows system file. Grooveex.dll is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Uninstalling this variant: If problems with grooveex.dll come up, you can also completely remove Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Extensions (Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program).

External information from Tony Klein:

This legitimate BHO (GrooveShellExtensions.dll) is related to Groove Virtual Office

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as grooveex.dll, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the grooveex.dll process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If SharePoint Workspace Extensions has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:

Reset default browser settings for Internet-Explorer ▾

In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
Click Internet options.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset... button.
Enable the Delete personal settings option.

This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too ^[1]. Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.

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User Comments

i suspect it might be a virus

Installed by Microsoft Office 2010. Makes the program ready to work with shared documents.
Master

It's part of Office 2010 for Microsoft Groove integration nothing more. I may have clicked "Dangerous" because it's made by microsoft and all their programming is pretty tragic. But definitely not a virus.
Gunit

Valid digital signiture from Microsoft. Microsoft sharepoint worksspace extentions. Part of Office 2010

It belongs to Microsoft Office. It is the SharePoint Workspace Extension, or SkyDrive Pro Extension. It is needed for document collaboration in teams.
Alex (further information)

It has Browser Helper Object (BHO) which is a DLL that allows developers to customize and control Internet Explorer

Not for home users
John Bull

Part of Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013.

shared extension of office 2010

Installed by Microsoft Office 2016. I will remove it from startup as I don not use it.

It has a valid license from Microsoft, also it is part of Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013, so don't think it is connected to any virus, but I do think it is spyware
Debbie

it has Browser Helper Object (BHO) and acts very trojan-like
K

Crashes my firefox, windows gives me I/O disk errors, it also spreads to multiple directories which all have a 14 in them, like office14. Spreads to Microsoft Office in program files, and to Common Files folders, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects nothing, but resource monitors shows large reads.
timo

Summary: Average user rating of grooveex.dll: based on 35 votes with 13 user comments. 21 users think grooveex.dll is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 3 users think grooveex.dll is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users don't grade grooveex.dll ("not sure about it").

Best practices for resolving grooveex issues

The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active grooveex process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the grooveex.dll file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. 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 restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.

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