The genuine perfmon.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Windows by Microsoft.
Microsoft Windows is an operating system. Perfmon.exe runs the Windows Performance Monitor, a real time utilty for gauging system performance. This does not pose a threat to your PC.
Windows Performance Monitor is a Windows utility that is designed to display the integrated performance monitors in real time or via historical data. This program helps users determine how each installed program affects the overall performance of their PC. Users must be part of the local Administrator group in order to use all the features of the Performance Monitor utility. All the information gathered by this program such as configuration information and event trace data can be collected into Data Collector Sets, trace provider components or operating system components.
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