What is smp2.exe?

smp2.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected smp2.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on smp2.exe:

PropertyValue
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016
Product version1.0.0.5
File version1.0.0.5

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

Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016
Product version1.0.0.5
File version1.0.0.5

Digital signatures [?]

smp2.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the smp2.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the smp2.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b5e39c00001b8388c07f0f1155844d0d
SHA256ff52038588e0ef5ee6475ece20e24b44b9ade1d57c4dc36fafdef092aeb37b10

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to smp2.exe:

smp2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

smp2.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.

smp2.exe has stopped working.

End Program - smp2.exe. This program is not responding.

smp2.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

smp2.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with smp2.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with smp2.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with smp2.exe. 98% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 293 users.

User vote results: There were 286 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with smp2.exe.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

shawn wyant writes

0 thumbs

i downloaded panda free version and it has detected smp2.exe and has classified it as a potentually unwanted program

# 23 Sep 2016, 11:08

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Shawn: Yeah, you are better off without smp2.exe. Many of the anti-virus programs are now detecting the smp2.exe file. Here are some detection names:

ALYac Adware.Agent.QMV 20160807
AVG Generic7.AIKM 20160808
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20160808
Ad-Aware Adware.Agent.QMV 20160808
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Speedbit.C1509229 20160807
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric 20160808
Arcabit Adware.Agent.QMV 20160808
BitDefender Adware.Agent.QMV 20160808
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SpeedBit.AF potentially unwanted 20160807
Emsisoft Adware.Agent.QMV (B) 20160808

# 25 Sep 2016, 23:49

Maximo writes

2 thumbs

Smp2.exe disabled windows defender and took up all the CPU in my PC please help me my PC is gonna die if i dont get help.

# 14 Oct 2016, 17:29

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