Estimated safety rating

smartdefrag.exe is a application which is probably legit. So, if smartdefrag.exe is on your PC, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is virus-free, it is still recommended to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend your system against threats.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Smart Defrag\SmartDefrag.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is fede84eb111de1aff876184e6905863a.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the entire set of features of modern PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description present in the program is Smart Defrag 5.

File version

File version 5.0.1.684.

Manufacturer

Company IObit.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice Copyright© 2005-2016.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of Windows have been used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

smartdefrag.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays the large majority of virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to smartdefrag.exe is valid. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: IObit Information Technology

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is good. si are uninstall.