Run Security Task Manager to check your ctfmon process. Run Windows Repair Tool to repair ctfmon. Windows Errors. 3. Run Malware. Bytes to remove persistent malware. Process name: Alternative User Input Text Input Processor for Office.

Product: Windows. Company: Microsoft. File: ctfmon. exe. Security Rating: When you run a Microsoft Office XP program, the file Ctfmon.

Ctfmon) runs in the background, even after you quit all Office programs. Ctfmon. exe monitors active windows and provides text input service support for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard translation, and other alternate user input forms. In other cases, ctfmon. Read also the 4. 58 reviews. Alex it was a virus on my machine.

I found it outside the windows/system. Dan A Can either be part of the language bar, or part of spyware. Alcy If you are using any of the IME language pack additions to the NT or XP operating systems this will be on your system.

If you are unsure whether it is malware or not you can use Spybot S& D to toggle it off to see whether you notice any performance change (ie malfunctioning foreign language input), before deciding whether to remove it completely. Normal. Science; Webmaster It's a pain to remove the legit one - you have to read the MS knowledge base, just stopping in MSconfig often doesn't work. Difficult to get rid of, but if not a resource hog, not bothersome  See also: Link. Paul M it could be spyware.

Scott I know that it interferes with playing encrypted DVDs using Real. MAGIC Holywood Plus card .. Andrius yes its activate in my computer first time using ie it cause my ie error . Bi. Ji. Q when it runs at start- up I cant connect internet via ADSL. I clean it from start- up section and I can connect easily a a erim this file keeps XP from loading completely, I have to stop its process to allow icons to continue to load Jason Windows system- file. If you're unsure you can delete the file, and you will be prompted to reinstall it next time you run a Microsoft Office program - you then know you have the non- viral file installed. GSC Some times my Windows XP is very slow and this file is the responsable Nelson I do not have installed Office XP and ctfmon.

XP Nelson It cause my pcs always access HD, at win. Its work at my pcs. Andre Ctfmon. exe activates the Alternative User Input Text Input Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar. Ctfmon. exe monitors the active windows and provides text input service support for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other alternative user input technologies. Removing the Ctfmon.

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• The ctfmon.exe process is part of ctfmon.exe of Microsoft. Here are further details of ctfmon.exe, and whether it might be a virus or spyware.

CCleaner automatically deletes unneeded files and Windows Registry entries. It can also detect duplicate files, securely wipe a storage device, and act as an.

Office XP programs, so removing it is not recommended. To prevent Ctfmon. MSKB. If this causes a worry at all just delete the file or folder that you created to block it out. I found this works for this file Blownaparte Ctfmon. Microsoft Office Language Bar and the Alternative User Input Text Input Processor. I will be removing it from this point on!

It's part of Office XP and not at all dangerous. It doesn't have any effect on performance either. Trying to remove it will only screw things up, so live with it. Dave C There is another file with the same name. Its a keylogger program call Family keylogger.

Could be dangerous if you did not install it. Defult key to unhide it is Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F.

Nemesis I have office xp running on w. I frequently got blue screened when using Word,Terminal Services, MS Outlook, and IExplorer. I have since removed ctfmon. P just incase) and no more word lag or blue screens. And i havent come across anything I want to do that removing this file seems to have messed up. Dude when trouble with internet or any other process not running at normal speed I delete it from memory and then the slow operation works fine.

I believe in my ase it is used to interfere with my work or backup operations. Hard to shut off.

Usually loads when an office or IE window opens but pops up on its own when I am having difficulties. I believe it is hacker related. Larry eaiest way to disable in Win. XP.. click start- run.. Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Software Restriction Policies\Additional Rules.. Click Action\New Hash Rule..

I've stopped it from running using the task manager over and over again, but it just keeps coming back up. My PC has seriously slowed down, but that's about all it's done. Rebound Infinity By Computer Drafting. Norton doesn't see anything wrong with it and none of my spyware/adware stuff does either. I've actually deleted this file and everything and it just won't go away! Emily most of this type of .

This is a part of Office XP and Windows XP. It's not dangerous, as you've no doubt read already. Additionally, it's not entirely necessary unless you're using speech or handwriting recognition.

I have removed the file from starting on my system and suffered no ill effects. Justin Ellis, Trainer, The Computer Workshop, Inc. To find out , doubleclick it in Security Task Manager. All the information pertaining to the originator of the file is there including what it's for.

Dustproof. 2 I had the viral one. It caused major la isues and I disable it from the startup Rodger Annoying. Uninstall vie MS instructions, links are given at several places above! Mike it's always in the background, safe system file usually mike z it is an office file, running backword family keyloger : D probabily Cupydon Not a virus but USELESS process Yarik Microsoft, but not needed. However, what Microsoft says here is not true!!! MS Office has never touched my Win.

XP Pro computer and I still have CTFMON. EXE and it runs automatically.

Gary I found a keylogger named ctfmon. It records all key pressed in a file ctfmon. Ovidiu I have never installed Office XP, nobody else uses my computer. And I have that file, too.

It's simple. Start windows in safe mode go to system. Then go regedit and remove all keys belonging to ir (HKEY users and local Run keys)  See also: Link. Sn. 0WDr. 4gon Part of Microsoft Office Language Bar and the Alternative User Input Text Input Processor. Microsoft Word Turn Off Document Protection.

Dan Booth I had installed the Spanish language keyboard as an option, but CTFMON was interfering with a web- cam driver (huh?). Not dangerous, but annoying. Seaman. Tom Seems it stopped my ADSL connection to work ok.

I desintalled the file (as per instruction given in other comments), and now it is working ok. I hope I will not experience any instability as described by Microsoft. Galaf. 59 I do not have office installed, but this service exists!!! My computer had pop- up, slower run, and freeze or tilt every moment. I kill him and the problems disappear.

CTFMON. EXE is with microsoft word,etc and CFT. EXE terrell i try to close the language bar and it goes away then returns a couple of minutes later.

Even when I delete the process it still returns. So I don't like it and it's made by Microsoft whom I totally do not trust!! CKS Office file: not a resource hog, but a process hog. Easily turned off: go to control panel Regional and Language Options Languages Details Advanced check box .

If you have the microphone taskbar loaded then this will be active. Gravity My startup has been running very slow lately. When it gets to the welcome screen it freezes at that point and will not move any farther. So everytime I press crtl+alt+delete and what do you know ctfmon. So finally I tried ending it and my desktop loaded up instantly. Now I have to use ctrl+alt+delete to end it every time I boot up my computer. Can someone help?

Neil This file appears after installing the Microsoft Speech. SDK. Unless you are using speech recognition software it isn't neccessary to run it. MK it runs in background, starts on startup and it's impossible to disable it from starting normally. Spybot S& D identifies it as malicious software/spyware; it doesn't do anything useful, no program specifically requires it, so i blocked it and never had any error requesting it to run or anything of that kind, but instead less processes in task manager (: Serge If it is in the system.