sc.exe
Service Control Manager Configuration Tool by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
sc.exe has 8 known versions, the most recent one is 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). sc.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. During installation the program adds a job to the Task Scheduler. The average file size is about 61.56 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01% with the maximum memory reaching around 724 KB.
What is sc.exe?
sc.exe is an installed program of the Windows OS and provides utilities developing services for Windows.
Details |
File name: | sc.exe |
Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
Product name: | Service Control Manager Configuration Tool |
Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe |
Original name: | sc.exe.mui |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'Scheduled Start With Network' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start With Network'
- The task 'BitGuard' in the path '\BitGuard'
- The job 'BrowserDefendert' in the path '\BrowserDefendert'
- The job 'BrowserProtect' in the path '\BrowserProtect'
- The job 'Scheduled Start' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start'
- The task 'UPnPHostConfig' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig'
- The job 'SynchronizeTime' runs daily in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime'
- Entry path '\Browser Manager'
- Entry path '\BrowserProtect'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime'
All file variations of sc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8.1 |
40.75% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
17.50% |
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Windows 8 |
10.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
7.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
6.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
4.75% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
4.75% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.50% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
1.00% |
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Windows 8.1 N |
0.75% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
0.75% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.75% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.25% of Service Control Manager Configuration Tool.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
19.85% |
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Lenovo |
19.47% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.89% |
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Dell |
13.36% |
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Acer |
11.07% |
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Toshiba |
8.02% |
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Sony |
3.82% |
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Intel |
3.44% |
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Samsung |
1.91% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.72% |
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Alienware |
1.34% |
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Medion |
1.15% |
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