Smc.exe
Symantec Client Management Component by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 12.0.122.161 |
| MD5: | 78c10c39fd37ad30da47a3b44afa3cd6 |
| SHA1: | 0484d77b7409dc6551a6cfe0355866ebc50cfa69 |
Overview
smc.exe runs as a service under the name SmcService (SmcService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). 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).
Details
| 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: | 12.0.122.161 |
| Size: | 1.72 MB (1,803,592 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/23/2009 12:39 AM |
| 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
Behaviors
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'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00411963% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00089787% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00322176% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 33,313 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 243/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 15.32 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 9.54 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.23 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 15.32 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 101.25 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 112.21 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.2 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 21.38 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 29 | |
| Handles: | 534 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 10 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\smc.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SmcService |
| Display name: | SmcService |
| Description: | “Provides communication with the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. It also provides network threat protection and application and device control for the client.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 51.72% of Symantec Client Management Component.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| 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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