What is SmartClock.exe?

SmartClock.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\smart clock\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SmartClock.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SmartClock.exe:

PropertyValue
Internal namesmogbak.exe

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Internal namesmogbak.exe

Digital signatures [?]

SmartClock.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

32 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SmartClock.exe file. That's a 47% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.43722368
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.AgentTesla.R349149
APEX Malicious
Arcabit Trojan.Ulise.D1CC18
AVG FileRepMetagen [Malware]
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.43722368
Bkav W32.AIDetectVM.malware1
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Inject.22252
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Cybereason malicious.14f170
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_87%
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HFSR
FireEye Generic.mg.e0460f902df87d85
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.HFMU!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Ulise.117784
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Glupteba
Invincea heuristic
K7GW Hacktool ( 700007861 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Scrop.adxt
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.GS
MAX malware (ai score=89)
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.DB!ml
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.43722368
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.7B65.Malware.Gen
Rising Trojan.Kryptik!1.CA8B (CLASSIC)
Sangfor Malware
SentinelOne DFI - Malicious PE
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Scrop.adxt
32 of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the SmartClock.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\be054dd1646733c27e8cdef43950087cfbe9d7373c198154994ddd51249ba17a.bin",
        "process_name": "be054dd1646733c27e8cdef43950087cfbe9d7373c198154994ddd51249ba17a.bin",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1598658786.609375,
        "ppid": 1664
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1598658786.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".beb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "KER",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "RUFEFEXAKUBUPEXAXUKECAVIPENUVORI",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Allocates read-write-execute memory (usually to unpack itself)",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {
                        "process_identifier": 2740,
                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 1,
                        "length": 368640,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x034e5000"
                    },
                    "time": 1598658787.031375,
                    "tid": 2436,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE"
                    }
                },
                "pid": 2740,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 16
            },
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtAllocateVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {
                        "process_identifier": 2740,
                        "region_size": 438272,
                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "allocation_type": 4096,
                        "base_address": "0x03370000"
                    },
                    "time": 1598658787.265375,
                    "tid": 2436,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE",
                        "allocation_type": "MEM_COMMIT"
                    }
                },
                "pid": 2740,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 27
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "allocates_rwx"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 14,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6bf20",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_GROUP_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6c388",
                "filetype": "MS Windows icon resource - 4 icons, 24x24",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000003e"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_GROUP_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_GEORGIAN",
                "offset": "0x02f6c388",
                "filetype": "MS Windows icon resource - 4 icons, 24x24",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000003e"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.906704493030526,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0006e400",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00001000",
                    "entropy": 7.906704493030526,
                    "name": ".text",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0006e220"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.8647058823529412,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0778331756591797,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2018,
            "time": 3.038825035095215,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2346,
            "time": 1.0091841220855713,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2674,
            "time": 3.051347017288208,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3002,
            "time": 1.5198121070861816,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3330,
            "time": -0.10012984275817871,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3658,
            "time": 1.5315132141113281,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6986,
            "time": 1.0434679985046387,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11178,
            "time": 3.1250531673431396,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "8431aa9d674061f6b1baf769d472b7fa5fe489097e89c0f8be2d8587e3d8ffc9",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "1d3063ce55f16c67730e3f586fd2f09162f75ebc451495a16025900fbfa9c09f",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

SmartClock.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SmartClock.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SmartClock.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SmartClock.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate SmartClock.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SmartClock.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate SmartClock.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\smart clock\SmartClock.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SmartClock.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SmartClock.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SmartClock.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SmartClock.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that SmartClock.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e0460f902df87d85b71ee0c81e6da00c
SHA256be054dd1646733c27e8cdef43950087cfbe9d7373c198154994ddd51249ba17a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to smartclock.exe:

smartclock.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

smartclock.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

smartclock.exe has stopped working.

End Program - smartclock.exe. This program is not responding.

smartclock.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

smartclock.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with SmartClock.exe. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.

User vote results: There were 12 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with SmartClock.exe. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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