How to Remove the smc.exe virus from PC

What is smc.exe?

smc.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as Sygate Agent Firewall and belongs to Sygate Security Agent and Personal Firewall and developed by Sygate Technologies. It is commonly stored in C:\Program files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as smc.exe to damage the software and hardware.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with smc.exe malware?

Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with smc.exe malware

If the internet connection fluctuation is high
If the smc.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
If the system performance is very low
If the system is redirected to some strange websites
If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
If the system freezes quiet often
If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private information

When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the smc.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Program files then the system is not affected by smc.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by smc.exe malware.

How to remove the smc.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the smc.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 30 August 2008 at 8:08 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Symantec Corporation	Executable	ad8b0e3eabf3a897 f24b56ca9f08832a 8150a715	07bd531951541949 455ea40db77ce3f9	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	11.0.4014. 23	11.0.4014. 23	Brazil	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	850a6a3a130e126e e0620c424c5b3b46 f023c85d	839b229953dffc88 a9eaf2f04a0810fd	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.A	No	N/A	N/A	Australia	N/A
3	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	bc0234968db83d97 f7551fa76454b6a0 41129f6f	54673fd4430a5371 05ca7076df4115d6	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.5.00.251 6	5.5.00.251 6	Romania	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	26b12e22b2cb3493 9095ea5f467e0577 d13d68e2	64dd107b6ab84281 20fe2de4fd11f954	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	3.0.0.0	3.0.0.0	Turkey	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	6ff37a1568e10724 5f5f91adb17348f5 ae3ed14b	a30cd1301f54225d 69c7561883bcdb4b	TrojWare.Win 32.TrojanDro pper.Agent.Z ZZE0	No	0.0.0.0	0.0.0.0	Internal Submission	N/A
6	N/A	Executable	491f2e2876e7499c 124f9f387001c9db 44b96215	402448c69ebe0b70 61a4b0b7036ec129	Win32.Jeefo. A	No	N/A	N/A	Venezuela	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 21 June 2008 at 2:05 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Symantec Corporation	Executable	d941e0caf5be36f9 2fbc255f97509bed ed8caedf	7c1e19f8e6b2e10c 349439105efbc2a1	Yes	14.0.2415. 0200	14.0.2415. 0200	United States
2	Symantec Corporation	Executable	59139759e49fe7ca 049b9fc07f6729a3 2209b40b	55b7db3472d3da01 af5159ef15b0bf43	Yes	12.1.2100. 2093	12.1.2100. 2093	37.147.93.202/32
3	Symantec Corporation	Executable	7dc8beed42b43815 855caaefb138a50f c5883ef2	33d99d35973f1026 d59a214562f4870c	Yes	14.0.1904. 0000	14.0.1904. 0000	United States
4	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	45a1fdd988b59ae2 b188cd959eb8ec83 0ad6d5b3	59c7e1c362f3718f 74a100e45e9d2792	No	5.6.00.280 8	5.6.00.280 8	Internal Submission
5	Symantec Corporation	Executable	1865bb020e18a625 14c3dcc41e02cb1c 4a3982d6	25ec5d357e2667ce cbd3f8a0dc8b462b	No	12.1.1101. 401	12.1.1101. 401	Internal Submission
6	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	53f918facedb3df2 1a42ad12714c83cc 2ff216a8	8eca9578bfc7da42 d6d24c862224c5db	Yes	5.6.00.280 8	5.6.00.280 8	Internal Submission
7	Symantec Corporation	Executable	3cff380c3654860e e166f5afe10597f3 29fa9d90	64265619894938a2 242ee821c372be5f	Yes	5.1.8.3851	5.1.8.3851	Internal Submission
8	N/A	Executable	2e3acc148df60b42 b26f2a7b922c3597 e36a9390	551656542aa40ed1 cc0bea6bbf7e14da	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Internal Submission
9	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	ae077b8018a0acbe b2ecfa419cb813fb 4380926f	03b12a771f5416d0 8196ac3d89f1b0cb	No	5.00.00.11 17	5.00.00.11 17	India
10	Symantec Corporation	Executable	1e31c1064ba712fe 95529605958fcf97 6e50fb00	f4c5eb02f3a5745c 557636978e046236	Yes	11.0.2000. 1231	11.0.2000. 1231	Internal Submission
11	Symantec Corporation	Executable	ed4b9aa6d00e52b6 343431295ccd4b39 364d7397	f0ad874217d8d9c3 a2a6b59977107abd	Yes	14.0.3929. 1200	14.0.3929. 1200	United States
12	""ThinkBoat ""	Executable	cddc3d7cab685a7e b88f2b8dbab5d7c4 ed1043c7	afaf84da68e3eabd fdcc7e537c7c3ee8	No	""2.0 ""	""2.0 ""	Internal Submission
13	N/A	Executable	0d77d9302ce39ae4 bdc29af350a37b0e 9d80dc48	470869ef30f1b2f9 a889aff850956442	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation
14	Broadcom	Executable	f987f16122d7cb75 b7a0a7c2e604b2b2 5655c87d	8117a5bd99ca970f 0959663e19d42ec4	Yes	14.3.4615. 2000	14.3.4615. 2000	10.224.25.40/32
15	N/A	Executable	dad59984a67d4e30 a8be70ec65a65844 cdafa5b3	10179e45b0cc1bb3 ec57269ff4682e3b	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
16	Symantec Corporation	Executable	b7785a305f815c5d 53b4206cc8acf012 d4f9a4b7	7ba954f4ce2c8138 9f9f0c6bf7ef2594	Yes	14.0.3752. 1000	14.0.3752. 1000	10.224.25.96/32
17	Symantec Corporation	Executable	0cad92ff5ee75da7 5dbaba8d8fced1f5 74b9ef49	6398b007e420d2a5 f1dad236907a1676	Yes	6.6.00.653 8	6.6.00.653 8	10.224.1.116/32
18	Symantec Corporation	Executable	909fd454787e6bd2 60a6879a940d82db d4523f21	27e7c7031bf47273 7c82b755dffd3ea7	Yes	12.1.5337. 5000	12.1.5337. 5000	United States
19	N/A	Executable	611b149510158271 8906481b8fa85cb2 c332e7c4	8502d5d9722b263f 064a164d22172bcb	No	N/A	N/A	Thailand
20	Symantec Corporation	Executable	b3ba8964bebe3234 c3fdd8d4e408faf4 3a2a7433	d06e04c92d718ed5 219872d2c2a659c7	Yes	5.1.9.7306	5.1.9.7306	Internal Submission
21	Symantec Corporation	Executable	3008c04d16e08240 1644601207c890cc 6bfb5370	a8343431a156922e aed2c463130ae826	Yes	6.6.00.695 2	6.6.00.695 2	Internal Submission
22	Symantec Corporation	Executable	447e5f538cc03fca 3451e3517d943fc5 25627f7a	ebee470312beb396 aee1ced519f3517c	Yes	11.0.6212. 556	11.0.6212. 556	Internal Submission
23	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	3d883bfd1ab7638f 9a5fbfa1dfd218db 400cc8af	97c73e8a66f20575 989609b16aca0634	Yes	5.6.00.340 8	5.6.00.340 8	Internal Submission
24	Symantec Corporation	Executable	778918ca4a6db92e 28a814a555028c15 b1427b62	e9859a09625b6822 5f9bf35838d4cfd5	Yes	11.0.4202. 51	11.0.4202. 51	United States
25	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	53af57362e5cff6f 38a448eb12df8e76 d609793a	73432711ee35bc39 e90058d920238b6d	Yes	5.6.00.331 1	5.6.00.331 1	Portugal
26	Symantec Corporation	Executable	cc820660b91ddcd8 a44792dca7620c56 280c8aeb	5294a850cc2ca452 d3eb56d6d0e2c425	Yes	5.1.9.7275	5.1.9.7275	Internal Submission
27	N/A	Executable	05b745f337c7954d f5d9e251ce62280c 98b600b2	91aee5d6da890549 87bca6170c828e71	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
28	N/A	Executable	d5640cee1b529d65 fd72a5a932e7dd2f fda71ea1	cb87fb0e816b87b9 234f1ba409ef9237	No	N/A	N/A	India
29	Symantec Corporation	Executable	132ea93f1c3c5260 7de2c769bd2feb50 7e5fe67b	6c60da08cc4992cf 07f963421911d60f	No	11.0.2000. 1231	11.0.2000. 1231	Internal Submission
30	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	3cda608ba8ee559d 3e8849b3b259177e 3d47b6b1	86f8def9317f039b 3e55b277fd7b6f2d	Yes	5.5.00.271 0	5.5.00.271 0	Internal Submission
31	N/A	Executable	ccf6ab39388a1c74 790c16a2ce354d2b 9399cdd7	909bfe6a752e59ab 057b12f1b0f84dee	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
32	Symantec Corporation	Executable	c9968a05cbe28795 c7cde13507525595 478926b6	e5a45d39adb19fb4 120a67f847421cee	Yes	12.1.1101. 401	12.1.1101. 401	United States
33	Webroot Software, Inc.	Executable	e39f06de87cac921 48f384c179009159 9e47e9ac	4572b6480af64543 c19f7a7e4452e5f0	No	4.02.00.87 2	4.02.00.87 2	United Kingdom
34	Symantec Corporation	Executable	6f1c1d41aa82ce0b 2e47ab6f18323433 10c981e9	08ba8cfc9d1dd09b dc61e539526bd7d6	Yes	12.1.4112. 4156	12.1.4112. 4156	United States
35	N/A	Executable	0f57ff4e8f0b6d87 029bc65d5a258fad 3894549c	a58cfa1b9d223b1e 13f756cfc3dd8f63	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States
36	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	e78003e80335b39d b4a627359f465979 43d42aa7	df997d54ef6f3b2d 60b8caad9699c60a	Yes	5.5.00.271 0	5.5.00.271 0	Internal Submission
37	RFC	Executable	ef8646e426156ffd 08454bc6eea3549c 581ff3d0	c1103958fb01042d 6488fb2940c3c92e	No	5, 2, 4, 1	5, 2, 4, 1	United States
38	N/A	Executable	aaf4ccd9e7b68f42 76b81e09d7f28072 69f14bf0	4295e95dcf44671b 6018957b5793709c	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
39	Symantec Corporation	Executable	630f37469fdf451b 7b2fb4ddfb49ea83 4bd9e9ee	d916a094dc3b5332 cf53f50bde0d0fae	Yes	11.0.4014. 23	11.0.4014. 23	Internal Submission
40	Symantec Corporation	Executable	5b7601f49b26a917 643e153925e0157f f7d0e28d	940435532a8421e7 ea0e70dfbea58e88	Yes	6.6.00.673 9	6.6.00.673 9	Internal Submission
41	Nortel Networks	Executable	7d854e253d551cc1 675dfa1bb62a35f3 5d89a1a0	bb6a41c18a60ac7a 04745916e2de9b40	No	4.1	4.1	United States
42	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	72540d10b3d8832f 83e2139c3992191b 5375a635	fdea0c6290c61504 72dabbbafdfb3c24	Yes	5.6.00.340 8	5.6.00.340 8	Internal Submission
43	Symantec Corporation	Executable	97ef4ae83aa2369f e03a5773c4b8e2ed fdee1f48	fecc28c12efbd00f 17d6ef74999fb14f	Yes	5.1.9.7221	5.1.9.7221	Internal Submission
44	AudioConverter	Executable	94df85809358f98f 1c5bbe6d90508dce a5d7d158	6ca91de2fe1b5f0c ebdd05458bfaf747	No	3.2	3.2	Russian Federation
45	Symantec Corporation	Executable	55bf8a2503d8fa3d 090369cfaf967f0b 347bc6f8	f8898edad87aa498 2016a30650b2c933	Yes	14.0.2332. 0100	14.0.2332. 0100	United States
46	Symantec Corporation	Executable	e9b0da0941f0921b 4577a85fc4ad9765 b3750137	512f8c6392948420 a6eaa368be1286ee	Yes	12.1.4013. 4013	12.1.4013. 4013	Internal Submission
47	Symantec Corporation	Executable	1c7cdf78e01c3c40 987c3cfe61a5fbca 0163d980	0438597ffbf79fb0 b0779c75ea7aa423	Yes	6.6.00.716 0	6.6.00.716 0	Internal Submission
48	Symantec Corporation	Executable	9a43e07b09a7984c 9f26894a0bba745c 84f9132c	ace444915b91257c e11aff5695d9bede	Yes	11.0.7200. 157	11.0.7200. 157	Internal Submission
49	Symantec Corporation	Executable	4a228754905179ae fc2b7f742c5d5456 97c7da59	a5e64c0218e39fae 205e6b29f51acaeb	Yes	11.0.2020. 21	11.0.2020. 21	Internal Submission
50	Symantec Corporation	Executable	114cff8dd4438864 5548c6b52e5a5976 015f85ba	9fce44478f35d3e4 ef6cfca9a30ee93e	Yes	5.1.9.3942	5.1.9.3942	Internal Submission
51	Symantec Corporation	Executable	20b86b31fa5b3c31 ba21b9ef3e3d98c0 90c8edcc	6f3c4979b6cab28e 95904c67e806cbd2	Yes	14.0.2349. 0100	14.0.2349. 0100	United States
52	Symantec Corporation	Executable	dacdd60bce612f0f 05f97b1a4141d835 f1c0beb3	367bb8b09df1cede 59b082b00d4a8345	Yes	6.6.00.652 8	6.6.00.652 8	Internal Submission
53	Symantec Corporation	Executable	3212de34871c9440 beef1fe7d38a1074 f703f005	c5f27fc050370494 6148a5e1bb97addb	No	11.0.4000. 2261	11.0.4000. 2261	Canada
54	Symantec Corporation	Executable	46017ffeade52320 da840535a6bbca20 deead987	4f5deefb11bdf0b9 05bcce60674fc2b4	Yes	11.0.3001. 2189	11.0.3001. 2189	Italy
55	Symantec Corporation	Executable	6326ac883f934a17 3e342ee2afaa2376 1127ac38	ccd559c76204b569 cc54fa3cf6995955	Yes	6.6.00.694 6	6.6.00.694 6	Internal Submission
56	N/A	Executable	a4180b9897477061 f983437376665e25 827ef125	df3b58a6af54529b cefd47705ca82f84	No	1.5.2.0	N/A	Internal Submission
57	Symantec Corporation	Executable	2500b2ac630f6ef6 4b180ae4bff1ee43 9c0e14fa	3c90451f60e402bc 14885c4febc9c955	Yes	12.1.2100. 2093	12.1.2100. 2093	Internal Submission
58	Sygate Technologies, Inc.	Executable	d8b22f528276e011 7e6fa9c2c9153411 fda1af10	ef6dd4048ef0b386 1ae86c4e928fa1be	No	5.1.00.161 9	5.1.00.161 9	Internal Submission