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What is smc.exe? Symantec Client Management?

Vendor:      Symantec Corporation
Product:     Symantec Client Management Component
Vendor Website:      http://www.symantec.com/business/products/overview.jsp?pcid=2241&pvid=endpt_prot_1
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: Smc.exe - Part of Symantec Endpoint Protection.

smc.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.


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smc.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.34%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
smc.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x9fffea13a6181f1a92edbf023cdb6efd 12/13/2018 8:50:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1625 KB
2 Status 0x3c65996a5b566fb3e9217795d8147ce2 3/9/2017 11:28:00 PM Unknown 11.0.780.980 Symantec Client Management 2473 KB
3 Status 0x0f2e1924fec5b28b6f569bb03550c467 10/23/2016 1:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1743 KB
4 Status 0xd916a094dc3b5332cf53f50bde0d0fae 7/15/2016 8:49:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1757 KB
5 Status 0xfbb0baac634fd95eda136c4b2fec76f6 4/24/2016 2:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1837 KB
6 Status 0xe9859a09625b68225f9bf35838d4cfd5 2/5/2016 4:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1761 KB
7 Status 0xa58c1a086d9c09c6572c948f22cc0e94 1/29/2016 1:46:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1821 KB
8 Status 0xa651bea60428fdd94fe21e2f5c0bbcac 8/12/2015 2:04:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1841 KB
9 Status 0x2b7fed21a224687afc10c593f01769d6 5/25/2015 3:36:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1632 KB
10 Status 0x244687a7f63848235b8b5cc493b6caff 5/11/2015 12:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1628 KB
11 Status 0x75ae764759903f0f9b4a2df45a70c014 4/28/2015 9:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1761 KB
12 Status 0x0dc94380be7d36ae241029c72807692e 4/28/2015 9:18:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1837 KB
13 Status 0x2e44b214f56ee36739b916696b3ee3b5 4/17/2015 10:09:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1705 KB
14 Status 0x16176075021462d37edabb98dea753d0 1/13/2015 3:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1861 KB
15 Status 0xd0375ca98569065a51504187d22c1949 1/13/2015 3:25:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1753 KB
16 Status 0x8317ad0c7e640411c746d5664eb7957a 11/29/2014 10:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1849 KB
17 Status 0x3c90451f60e402bc14885c4febc9c955 11/16/2014 7:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1748 KB
18 Status 0xa58cfa1b9d223b1e13f756cfc3dd8f63 8/21/2014 5:54:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1849 KB
19 Status 0x4f5deefb11bdf0b905bcce60674fc2b4 8/7/2014 12:44:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1745 KB
20 Status 0xf4c5eb02f3a5745c557636978e046236 7/28/2014 3:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 2417 KB
21 Status 0x1b3e93a59920989b036385555aa3b213 1/30/2013 3:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1889 KB
22 Status 0xfcce439008237e6cb327cc30db1d976b 4/6/2012 8:57:00 AM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1622 KB
23 Status 0xa5e64c0218e39fae205e6b29f51acaeb 2/6/2012 2:49:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 2421 KB
24 Status 0x9672e993c5f09bb15adb757a8af7765e 1/28/2012 10:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Symantec Client Management 1853 KB
25 Status 0x6e23ff32d20da65cdd7bdf31eff2117e 1/14/2012 8:48:00 PM Unknown 6.6.00.6733 Symantec Client Management 2461 KB

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xdf997d54ef6f3b2d60b8caad9699c60a 4/4/2016 10:01:00 PM Unknown 5.5.00.2710 Sygate Firewall 2473 KB
2 Status 0x354aeb98392d9422022dbc71f8ce0698 1/8/2016 3:40:00 PM Unknown 5.5.00.2516 Sygate Firewall 2280 KB
3 Status 0x6b12195c880b6527fa53a0159dd4af4d 8/27/2015 12:12:00 PM Unknown 5.6.00.2827 Sygate Firewall 2521 KB
4 Status 0x8eca9578bfc7da42d6d24c862224c5db 3/7/2015 2:16:00 AM Unknown 5.6.00.2808 Sygate Firewall 2517 KB
5 Status 0x91aee5d6da89054987bca6170c828e71 1/8/2012 6:44:00 PM Unknown 5.6.00.3408 Sygate Firewall 2573 KB
6 Status 0x2154bb558dd00180ef0c52a8f4433c9f 9/10/2011 9:52:00 PM Unknown 5.5.00.2577 Sygate Firewall 2297 KB
7 Status 0xfdd4bba2c4d514e4b6519dac50918907 7/24/2011 10:12:00 AM Unknown 5.5.00.2637 Sygate Firewall 2321 KB
8 Status 0x17cbc6cd9759f448838cf2d194594751 7/23/2011 9:58:00 PM Unknown 5.5.00.2712 Sygate Firewall 2473 KB
9 Status 0xfefb905aa36fa15bb34d0cdf9e439023 7/11/2011 11:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2581 KB
10 Status 0xe02c422c1381ee5b67756b1adb1c9066 6/29/2011 4:29:00 PM Unknown 5.5.00.2525 Sygate Firewall 2289 KB
11 Status 0x948031611a6787b8ab6704ab86a45b7b 5/24/2011 8:08:00 PM Unknown 6.0.00.6102 Sygate Firewall 2337 KB
12 Status 0x3e43af7cf8dcdea38e98d3b5d9195aaf 2/27/2011 12:24:00 PM Unknown 5.00.00.1175 Sygate Firewall 1968 KB
13 Status 0x73432711ee35bc39e90058d920238b6d 11/29/2010 1:47:00 AM Unknown 5.6.00.3311 Sygate Firewall 2553 KB
14 Status 0xc6b3392d441b523632dbdb63a9b6edec 8/28/2010 4:02:00 AM Unknown 5.00.00.1150 Sygate Firewall 1940 KB
15 Status 0x876175f94da74294439f16ba7175f0c5 7/24/2010 1:37:00 PM Unknown 5.6.00.2824 Sygate Firewall 2521 KB
16 Status 0x01e62c86baabd1b6f1022e095df6e53f 5/30/2010 6:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2577 KB
17 Status 0x7a93a1cf90123d52f163d60f928a3232 5/21/2010 10:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2581 KB
18 Status 0x30ad812688eb390e08440c2696117e4b 5/18/2010 4:09:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2693 KB
19 Status 0x909c9a6f2a616d7a069a0a491bd51941 3/30/2010 3:15:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2289 KB
20 Status 0x622a74717c651d6cd71e9ca541ae2c27 3/24/2010 2:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 650 KB
21 Status 0x2bc6101ce633b555d0f513204ee7828f 3/23/2010 9:35:00 AM Unknown 5.1.00.1615 Sygate Firewall 2088 KB
22 Status 0x31d33a07f54c84e0a6cbf2fba9cbe96a 3/12/2010 9:00:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2509 KB
23 Status 0xaa4b573c00f37ee8d7c344be80d718b6 3/12/2010 7:50:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2573 KB
24 Status 0x3090f28439c5a91f0376ca421d7335dc 3/11/2010 2:09:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sygate Firewall 2517 KB
25 Status 0x48d165ccb5fed78d94e753b46f56d606 3/9/2010 1:46:00 PM Unknown 5.6.00.3313 Sygate Firewall 2557 KB


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