Versions

12.1.2015.2015	9.68%
12.1.2015.2015	3.23%
12.1.1000.157	29.03%
12.1.1000.157	3.23%
12.1.1000.157	3.23%
12.1.671.4971	3.23%
12.0.122.161	3.23%
11.0.6300.552	3.23%
11.0.6200.530	3.23%
11.0.6200.530	3.23%
11.0.6100.480	3.23%
11.0.6005.440	3.23%
11.0.6005.440	9.68%
11.0.6000.436	3.23%
11.0.5002.301	3.23%
11.0.4014.23	3.23%
11.0.4000.2261	3.23%
11.0.3001.2189	3.23%
11.0.780.980	3.23%

There are 19 versions of smc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 12.1.2015.2015. It is started as a Windows Service called 'SmcService' with the name 'SmcService' and described as “Provides communication with the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. It also provides network threat protection and application and device control for the client.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 2.07 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Symantec Corporation by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Symantec Endpoint Protection from Symantec Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0008% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 19.9 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 88.37 KB per minute for reads and 174.75 KB per minute for writes.