Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional 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%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
OpenProcessToken, IsValidSid, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, LookupPrivilegeValueA, AdjustTokenPrivileges, GetTokenInformation, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegFlushKey, RevertToSelf, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, RegDeleteKeyA, RegEnumKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, QueryServiceStatus, ChangeServiceConfigA, StartServiceA, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsA, UnregisterTraceGuids, LookupAccountSidW, QueryServiceConfigA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegQueryValueExW, QueryServiceStatusEx, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetLengthSid, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetAclInformation, DeleteAce, CheckTokenMembership, EqualSid, GetUserNameA, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptReleaseContext, CryptGetProvParam, CryptGetUserKey, CryptCreateHash, CryptHashData, CryptDestroyHash, CryptDeriveKey, CryptGenKey, CryptDestroyKey, SetSecurityInfo, AddAce, GetAce, AddAccessDeniedAce, InitializeAcl, GetSecurityInfo, CreateWellKnownSid, TraceMessage, DuplicateToken, CreateProcessAsUserA, RegDeleteKeyW, LookupAccountNameW, GetUserNameW, ChangeServiceConfig2A, GetFileSecurityA, CreateProcessAsUserW, CreateServiceA, DeleteService
crypt32.dll
CryptMsgGetParam, CryptQueryObject, CertGetNameStringW, CertFreeCertificateContext, CryptMsgClose, CertCloseStore, CertFindCertificateInStore
gdi32.dll
CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateSolidBrush
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcess, CloseHandle, OpenProcess, GetLastError, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, SetWaitableTimer, AttachConsole, FreeConsole, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetComputerNameW, FindCloseChangeNotification, GetPrivateProfileSectionA, GetPrivateProfileSectionNamesA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, GetTempPathA, GetTempFileNameA, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryA, GetFileAttributesExA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, FindFirstChangeNotificationA, FindNextChangeNotification, CreateNamedPipeW, ConnectNamedPipe, lstrlenW, InterlockedIncrement, CreateFileW, SetFileAttributesA, CompareFileTime, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetProcessTimes, MultiByteToWideChar, GetSystemInfo, GetDateFormatA, GetModuleFileNameW, GetTimeFormatA, CreateWaitableTimerA, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetThreadPriority, GetExitCodeThread, TerminateThread, GetStartupInfoA, RemoveDirectoryA, GetComputerNameA, lstrcmpA, GetFileTime, RaiseException, InterlockedCompareExchange, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, InterlockedDecrement, WaitForMultipleObjects, WaitForSingleObjectEx, GetTickCount, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, lstrlenA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, CreateDirectoryA, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, CreateEventA, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, ResetEvent, GetCurrentThreadId, Sleep, SetEvent, GetVersionExA, WaitForSingleObject, FindNextFileA, DeleteFileA, CreateFileA, GetFileSize, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, SetEndOfFile, MoveFileA, GetFileAttributesA, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, OutputDebugStringA, FormatMessageW, GetFileAttributesW, LoadLibraryA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, SetLastError, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, FormatMessageA, GetModuleHandleA, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, DuplicateHandle, ResumeThread, SleepEx, FindResourceExA, CopyFileA, MoveFileExA, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32First, GetCurrentProcessId, Process32Next, GetModuleFileNameA, OpenEventA, TerminateProcess, GetExitCodeProcess, GetOverlappedResult, CreateFileMappingA, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetStdHandle, WideCharToMultiByte, DebugBreak, GetFullPathNameA, CreateMutexA, OpenMutexA, CreateProcessA, OpenFileMappingA, InterlockedExchange, HeapDestroy, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, GetThreadLocale, GetACP, GetNumberFormatA, lstrcpynA, GetShortPathNameW, GetSystemPowerStatus, lstrcatA, ExitProcess, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetStringTypeExW, GetStringTypeExA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, lstrcmpiW, lstrcmpiA, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, GetVersion, CreatePipe, GlobalAlloc, lstrcpyA, LoadLibraryExA, CreateThread, ProcessIdToSessionId, GlobalFree, DllMain, GetShortPathNameA, WritePrivateProfileSectionA, _lopen, _lclose, SetProcessWorkingSetSize
licenseman.dll
_LicensemanGetDaysUntilExpiration@4, _LicensemanSetLicenseFileA@4, _LicensemanIsEnforcementEnabled@4, _LicensemanRegisterForNotification@4, _LicensemanInitialize@4, _LicensemanCleanup@0, _LicensemanGetProductType@4
mfc80.dll
DllMain
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
Netbios, NetApiBufferFree
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoGetObject, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoFreeUnusedLibraries
psapi.dll
GetModuleFileNameExA, GetProcessMemoryInfo, EnumProcessModules, EnumProcesses
setupapi.dll
SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdA, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupIterateCabinetA, SetupGetStringFieldA, SetupCloseInfFile, SetupFindNextLine, SetupOpenInfFileA, SetupGetLineTextA, SetupFindFirstLineA, SetupGetIntField, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExA, ShellExecuteA, SHGetFolderPathA, SHGetSpecialFolderPathA, ExtractIconExW
shlwapi.dll
PathAddBackslashW, SHDeleteKeyA, PathRemoveBackslashA, PathAddBackslashA
spnet.dll
UnzipSignatureFile, UnzipFileToFolder
sylink.dll
SyLinkCreateInstance, SyLinkDeleteInstance
user32.dll
DispatchMessageA, LoadStringA, IsRectEmpty, GetDesktopWindow, CharNextA, MessageBoxA, PeekMessageA, TranslateMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, FindWindowA, GetSystemMetrics, CharUpperW, ExitWindowsEx, SendMessageTimeoutA, EnumWindows, GetWindowTextA, GetClassNameA, wsprintfA, CharLowerA, CharLowerW, CharUpperA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetWindowLongA, DrawIconEx, FillRect, EnableWindow
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetCloseHandle, InternetOpenUrlA, InternetSetStatusCallback, InternetOpenA, InternetReadFile
ws2_32.dll
WSASocketA
wtsapi32.dll
WTSSendMessageW, WTSSendMessageA
Export table
BroadcastMessageToGuis
GetInterface
GetPluginHandle
GetSmcPath
GetTechPluginInfo
IsEnforcementEnabled
IsProductTypeSB
IsSepEnabled
IsSnacEnabled
SendMessageToGui
SendMessageToPlugin
SendMessageToService
SmcDebugLog

Smc.exe

Symantec Client Management Component by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove Smc.exe
Version:   12.1.1000.157
MD5:   757d871c94ee40c0b1d16ad5c781b1e0
SHA1:   089a812afee0f406366f91f7d8391b0b44735405
SHA256:   22038ce971fbb57bb61f74f7551f1e42a972f0db8c481856ea126c727ee36e94

Overview

smc.exe runs as a service under the name SmcService (SmcService) within the local user context. It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:smc.exe
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:Symantec Client Management Component
Description:Symantec CMC Smc
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\12.1.1000.157.105\bin\smc.exe
File version:12.1.1000.157
Size:243.92 KB (249,776 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Expiration date:Sunday, November 24, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • SmcService
  • 'SmcService' (Symantec Management Client)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\12.1.1000.157.105\Bin\Smc.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Smc.exe'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 50.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.67%
Windows 7 Enterprise 6.67%
Windows 7 Starter 6.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 3.33%
Windows 7 Professional 3.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 51.72% of Symantec Client Management Component.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 42.86%
Hewlett-Packard 17.86%
ASUS 14.29%
Lenovo 7.14%
Toshiba 7.14%
Intel 7.14%
Acer 3.57%
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