What is ctfmon.exe

When you run a Microsoft Office XP program, the file Ctfmon.exe (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. See How to uninstall CTFMON.EXE

Note: The ctfmon.exe file is located in the folder C:WindowsSystem32. In other cases, ctfmon.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm!