How to remove an Smc error
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Smc.exe file information
The process known as Sygate Agent Firewall or Symantec CMC Smc or Symantec Agent Firewall or Sygate Personal Firewall or My Firewall Plus
belongs to software Sygate Security Agent and Personal Firewall or Symantec Client Management Component or Symantec® Protection Agent and Personal Firewall or SygateR Security Agent and Personal Firewall or Sygate® Security Agent und Personal Firewall or My Firewall Plus or Mjuice Components or Sygate Personal Firewall
by Sygate Technologies (www.sygate.com) or Symantec (www.symantec.com) or Webroot Software (www.webroot.com) or Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Description: Smc.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - mainly C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 2,372,760 bytes (27% of all occurrences), 2,577,632 bytes and 54 more variants. 
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock.
File Smc.exe is not a Windows core file. File Smc.exe is a Verisign signed file. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. The process uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. The application can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. The file is able to record keyboard inputs.
Smc.exe is able to monitor applications, hide itself and record inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you encounter difficulties with Smc.exe, you can do the following:
1) uninstall the software Sygate Personal Firewall or Sygate Personal Firewall Pro using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs)
2) visit the Sygate support page.
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If Smc.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 43% dangerous. The file size is 2,372,760 bytes (42% of all occurrences), 504,320 bytes and 5 more variants.
The file is not a Windows core file. Smc.exe is able to record keyboard inputs. Program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. It is a Verisign signed file. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. You can uninstall this program in the control panel.
Smc.exe is able to record inputs, hide itself and monitor applications.
If you encounter difficulties with Smc.exe, you can uninstall the software Sygate Personal Firewall or Sygate Personal Firewall Pro using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs).
If Smc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows, the security rating is 77% dangerous. The file size is 28,672 bytes (66% of all occurrences) or 121,344 bytes. There is no information about the author of the file. Smc.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. File Smc.exe is not a Windows system file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). Smc.exe is able to hide itself, record inputs and monitor applications.
If Smc.exe is located in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder, the security rating is 82% dangerous. The file size is 2,372,760 bytes.
If Smc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 86% dangerous. The file size is 147,456 bytes.
External information from Paul Collins:
- "SMC Service" must run at start up. Sygate Firewall
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Smc.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Smc.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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