What is Monitor.exe?

Monitor.exe file information

The process known as BACK Monitor Application or Performance Monitor or Registry Monitor or Monitor Application or AutoDetector or Advanced SystemCare (version 6 Monitor, 7 Monitor) or Texis Program or Chameleon Monitor or Integrated Camera Preview Manager or Gaming Mouse Monitor or Monior

belongs to software Advanced SystemCare (version 9, 8, 12, 6, 7, 10, 11) or Registry Monitor or Integrated Camera or Ulead AutoDetector or BACK Monitor Application or LeapFrog Connect or ASUS GPU Tweak or Mouse Driver Application or Chameleon Monitor or Advanced SystemCare Ultimate (version 8, 9, 12) or eRecovery or Texis Database or Integrated Camera Preview Manager or forteManager or FJ Camera or Abaqus FLEXnet License Server or Gaming Keyboard Driver or Performance Monitor or Challenger Prime Gaming Keyboard Driver or Gaming Mouse Driver or Gaming mouse Driver or ZELOTES (version C-18) or Lenovo EasyCamera or Acer Empowering Technology framework or Superior Gaming Mouse or ArcSoft MediaConverter (version 3)

by IObit (www.iobit.com) or PixArt Imaging Incorporation (www.pixart.com.tw) or SunplusIT or Sunplus Innovation Technology or Ulead Systems (www.ulead.com) or LeapFrog Enterprises or Expansion Programs International or ASUS (www.asus.com) or acer (www.acer.com) or NeoSoft Tools or ArcSoft (www.arcsoft.com) or TS.

Description: Monitor.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. The Monitor.exe file is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Integrated Camera\). Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,723,040 bytes (5% of all occurrences), 3,587,584 bytes and 170 more variants.  
It is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The file is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. Monitor.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs, monitor applications, manipulate other programs and connect to the Internet. Therefore the technical security rating is 29% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

Recommended: Identify Monitor.exe related errors

• If Monitor.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 42% dangerous. The file size is 319,488 bytes (60% of all occurrences), 323,584 bytes, 389,120 bytes or 401,408 bytes. It is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The software is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, TaskScheduler, DEFAULT\Runonce, MACHINE\User Shell Folders, Run). The Monitor.exe file is a Microsoft signed file. Monitor.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
• If Monitor.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files", the security rating is 43% dangerous. The file size is 90,112 bytes (66% of all occurrences), 95,504 bytes and 13 more variants. Monitor.exe is not a Windows core file. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, TaskScheduler, DEFAULT\Runonce, MACHINE\User Shell Folders, Run). The program is not visible. Monitor.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications.
• If Monitor.exe is located in C:\, the security rating is 63% dangerous. The file size is 487,483 bytes (50% of all occurrences), 487,517 bytes, 487,518 bytes, 487,508 bytes or 487,497 bytes.
• If Monitor.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 63% dangerous. The file size is 614,400 bytes (42% of all occurrences), 1,714,912 bytes and 9 more variants.
• If Monitor.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 23% dangerous. The file size is 1,749,792 bytes (16% of all occurrences), 720,192 bytes and 4 more variants.
• If Monitor.exe is located in the Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 49% dangerous. The file size is 1,714,912 bytes.
• If Monitor.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder, the security rating is 24% dangerous. The file size is 3,332,384 bytes.
• If Monitor.exe is located in a subfolder of Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 70% dangerous. The file size is 1,791,264 bytes.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

• "ENCMONITOR" is not required to run at start up. The Encompass Monitor. This program is the Connect Direct Program.  It is more trouble than it is worth and few use it
• "monitor" definitely not required. Browser hijacker, redirecting to NCM Search
• "Pagis Scheduler" is not required to run at start up. Scheduler for the Pagis scanning suite from Scansoft. 

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Monitor.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example Loadshop (PUA) (detected by Sophos), and not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent.cg (detected by Kaspersky). Therefore, you should check the Monitor.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If BACK Monitor Application has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows: