Asmonitor.exe is an executable file in the spyware family. It is some kind of software belonging to the real spy advertising program. When installed in your system, asmonitor.exe monitors the browsing patterns and resends the data back to the program creator for his convenience.
Asmonitor.exe also allows advertising pop-ups. Continuous and unconstructive pop up can be extremely annoying and sometimes ceases the system. This is a security risk to the computer and should be removed from the computer without delay.
The file asmonitor.exe can be found in the subfolder in the program files in the drive where the windows has been located. Identified file size for Windows XP are 2500096 bytes (40% of all occurrence), 665088 bytes, 2346496 bytes, 2345472 bytes, 664576 bytes, 2345984 bytes. You will find an icon in the taskbar for this program. It is generally found beside the clock. You won’t find the whereabouts of the maker for this program.
Asmonitor.exe can monitor several applications, record inputs for various resources, can be connected to the internet on its own and has the unique capacity to hide itself from the antispyware programs, just like Trojans. Here the security threat is 27%.
Asmonitor.exe can also be found in the ‘Program files\Common files’ in the drive where Windows has been installed. In that case the file size would be 666112 bytes and the security threat is increased up to 76%. Still you won’t find the name of the program maker. The threat is increased as because Asmonitor.exe can change the behavior of the other programs or can manipulate the functioning of them.
Asmonitor.exe can not be counted as a Windows core file. You can remove the program from the Start ? Control Panel ? Add/remove program.