Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

4.1.40.2143	6.67%
4.0.41.2072	33.33%
3.0.42.1767	6.67%
3.0.41.1571	26.67%
2,0,1083,0	20.00%
1,0,698,0	6.67%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, DuplicateTokenEx, ChangeServiceConfig2A, DeleteService, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, CreateProcessAsUserA, ControlService, OpenSCManagerA, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, CreateServiceA, RegisterEventSourceA, RegSetValueExA, DeregisterEventSource, RegDeleteKeyA, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegGetValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, ReportEventA, RegCreateKeyA

iphlpapi.dll

NotifyAddrChange, CancelIPChangeNotify, GetAdaptersAddresses

kernel32.dll

GetLocalTime, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateWaitableTimerA, CreateThread, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenA, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, ConnectNamedPipe, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, TlsFree, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, TlsAlloc, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, TerminateProcess, CreateProcessA, GetCurrentProcess, ExitThread, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, LocalFree, FormatMessageA, QueryFullProcessImageNameA, OpenProcess, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, CreateFileA, ReleaseSemaphore, FileTimeToSystemTime, InitializeCriticalSection, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, SetThreadExecutionState, CancelWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, SetWaitableTimer, FreeLibrary, DeleteCriticalSection, LockResource, ResetEvent, EnterCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, RaiseException, CreateSemaphoreA, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateEventA, SizeofResource, GetSystemPowerStatus, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, Sleep, WideCharToMultiByte, CloseHandle, CreateNamedPipeA, FlushFileBuffers, DisconnectNamedPipe, MultiByteToWideChar, ReadFile, WriteFile, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, LoadResource, FindResourceW, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapDestroy, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCurrentProcessId, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, GetHandleInformation, K32GetModuleFileNameExA, FindResourceExW, OutputDebugStringA, QueryPerformanceFrequency, TlsSetValue, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, QueryPerformanceCounter, TlsGetValue, GetProcessHeap, SetFilePointer

lserv.dll

StartLogger, StopLogger

msvcp100.dll

DllMain

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateGuid, CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance

powrprof.dll

PowerSetActiveScheme, PowerWriteDCValueIndex, PowerGetActiveScheme, PowerReadDCValueIndex, PowerWriteACValueIndex, SetSuspendState, PowerReadACValueIndex

psapi.dll

EnumProcesses

setupapi.dll

SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA

shlwapi.dll

StrStrIA, StrStrIW

user32.dll

DispatchMessageA, RegisterClassExA, GetMessageA, SetTimer, KillTimer, TranslateMessage, CreateWindowExA, PostMessageA, RegisterRawInputDevices, RegisterPowerSettingNotification, keybd_event

userenv.dll

CreateEnvironmentBlock

wlanapi.dll

WlanQueryInterface, WlanEnumInterfaces, WlanFreeMemory, WlanGetProfileList, WlanOpenHandle, WlanGetProfile, WlanCloseHandle

ws2_32.dll

WSAResetEvent, WSACreateEvent, inet_ntop

wtsapi32.dll

WTSRegisterSessionNotification, WTSQueryUserToken, WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification

ISCTAgent.exe

ISCT Agent Application by Intel(R) Smart Connect software (Signed)

Remove ISCTAgent.exe

Version:	4.0.41.2072
MD5:	3dd3b19bb2981f459482d664da9c7f16
SHA1:	af986aada455a2f64312f570e7829b32d0b425f2
SHA256:	bca3aae5a5c4df04b2c5776bf1e2e805107bdd504ca4b725c3edaf862dccdf11

Overview

isctagent.exe runs as a service under the name ISCTAgent (ISCTAgent) within the local user context. This is typically installed with the program Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology 4.0 x64 published by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel(R) Smart Connect software which was issued by the Intel Corporation certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	isctagent.exe
Product name:	ISCT Agent Application
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) smart connect technology agent\isctagent.exe
File version:	4.0.41.2072
Size:	175.98 KB (180,200 bytes)
Build date:	2/14/2013 7:32 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	Intel(R) Smart Connect software
Authority (CA):	Intel Corporation
Effective date:	Friday, July 8, 2011
Expiration date:	Sunday, June 22, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Intel Smart Connect Technology x64

Intel Corporation

10% remove

“With Intel® Smart Connect Technology,1 stay current with automatic, no-wait updates to your e-mail, social networks, news, and more. While your system is in standby, it will periodically wake up to update the applications that are open. When you return to your system and open the lid, the latest content will be at your fingertips. It also enables your computer to send updates to the cloud if you create items while you’re away from a ...”

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

ISCTAgent
'ISCTAgent' (Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Agent)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00005115%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00004800%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000316%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,062 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	474/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	6.06 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	11.15 MB
Private (minimum):	4.8 MB
Non-paged memory:	6.06 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	86.58 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	92.27 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	5.68 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	11.21 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	4,221/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	28 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	12	12
Handles:	251	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) smart connect technology agent\isctagent.exe"
Owner:	User
Windows Service
Service name:	ISCTAgent
Display name:	ISCTAgent
Description:	“Refreshes online content while system is asleep.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

iSCTAgent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00018167%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00018167%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00000000%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	2,769/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	208 KB	1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:	0.00017904%
Kernel CPU:	0.00017904%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	6,244/sec
Memory:	288 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	53.33%
Windows 8.1 Pro	13.33%
Windows 8.1	13.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate	6.67%
Windows 8	6.67%
Windows 8 Pro	6.67%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of ISCT Agent Application.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Hewlett-Packard	100.00%

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