zSmart.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
ZENworks Smart agent component - handles intelligent policy evaluation and compliance checking.
zSmart.exe is the 286th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 38,071 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD and it is most often launched by DMPHelpDesk.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 60804a410fe487b06e58cf0ddd166925b5d794d0c28d0b4bbdd3678efd11194671.49%
- d79c6f69e06e84efcdcc3151a89aac3719b0c7c6cb92c806833666a65215fcfb24.57%
- 883518a0da5c2db91891134218b32c0b3efe4f992e81950b2d8f080cf28bbca93.94%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- DMPHelpDesk.exe98.46%
Security Analysis
What does zSmart.exe normally do?
Component of ZENworks Configuration Management (formerly Novell ZENworks). Runs as part of the managed endpoint agent suite.
When is zSmart.exe suspicious?
Running on systems not managed by ZENworks. Running from paths outside the ZENworks installation directory.
False positive notes
Normal in enterprises using Micro Focus/OpenText ZENworks for endpoint management.
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