BleepingComputer.com: PerfMonitor.exe

I am new to this forum, and did not see this topic listed. I keep getting a pop-up window that states "PerfMonitor.exe has encountered a problem and needs close." The pop-up then goes and apologizes for the inconvenience and asks whether to report the issue.

What does the pop-up mean, and more importantly what do I do to fix and eliminate that pop-up? I am not a computer geek so all easy to understand and follow replies are greatly appreciated.

Per Broni's (Thank you, Broni) the location of perfmon.exe follows (I hope this helps fix the problem):

Searching for "perfmon.exe"
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\perfmon.exe -----c- 15872 bytes [17:35 13/09/2008] [14:03 12/08/2004] 230F51F2E4D9C7590F8E1DD76A627143
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\perfmon.exe ------- 15872 bytes [03:17 26/08/2008] [00:12 14/04/2008] EBBCE3D0D19127579C9ABBDFE7874A36
C:\WINDOWS\system32\perfmon.exe --a---- 15872 bytes [14:03 12/08/2004] [00:12 14/04/2008] EBBCE3D0D19127579C9ABBDFE7874A36

-= EOF =-

This post has been edited by DesertAl: 05 November 2010 - 09:47 PM

Welcome aboard
Normally, perfmon.exe is a legit Windows file, but it depends on its location.

Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2
64-bit users go HERE

• Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
  
• Vista users:: Right click on SystemLook.exe, click Run As Administrator
  
• Copy the content of the following box into the main textfield:
  

  :filefind
  perfmon.exe
  

  
  
  
• Click the Look button to start the scan.
  
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.

Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt