Startup program entry details:

GrooveMonitor (GrooveMonitor.exe)

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Description:

Part of MS Office Groove - a stand-alone product or included with the Enterprise/Ultimate versions of MS Office 2007. "A collaboration software program that helps teams work together dynamically and effectively, even if team members work for different organizations, work remotely, or work offline". GrooveMonitor is responsible for synchronizing the Groove workspaces between the users PC and those of other workspace participants. If you don't use Groove to collaborate with co-workers you can safely disable this entry

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: GrooveMonitor
• Data: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): GrooveMonitor
• Startup Item (Vista/7): GrooveMonitor Utility
• Command: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: GrooveMonitor Utility
• Startup Value: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Arquivos de programas\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Programmi\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Programmer\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12
• File properties "Description": GrooveMonitor Utility
• Purpose: Synchronization utility
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
• Product(s): Office Groove 2007, Office 2007 Ultimate, Office 2007 Enterprise
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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