| All comments about CcmExec.exe: |
 Sput_uk | I believe it is part of the Microsoft SMS system |
 F-MS | part of the Microsoft SMS system |
| Jon | It is part of SMS client, however it makes calls to C:\WINDOWS\system32\tftp.exe |
 | Even if it is Microsoft it kills system performance. |
| Arvind | ccmexec.exe is a part of the Microsoft SMS operating system service. This service calls upon another service, the SMS Agent Host. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated. |
| | Part of Microsoft's Windows SMS Patch and Update management mechanisms |
| | SMS |
| | It is part of MS SMS process |
 Xavier | hogs my CPU |
 | easclient |
| | It kills system performance and reduces hard drive life since it repeatly scan all files on your drive. |
| | It is part of the SMS server but is not requried for stable and secure operation. You disable the services associated with this program if your organization does not use SMS |
| BigDaddyXD | It's the Hardwarescan-tool from Microsoft SMS. Remember that you have to vote if this process is DANGEROUS or not! It's NOT DANGEROUS only because it may cause high CPU-usage! Its absolutely NOT DANGEROUS! |
| mirozen | Change and configuration management service. Part of the MS SMS Process. It should at minimum be regularly run to ensure your system is kept up to date, but it can be easily shut down if desired. Just remember to restart it when you want to get your system updated. This link provides some additonal info and instructions for stopping and starting the service. See also: Link |
| Angela | It looks like a Microsoft Corporation Executable. What I am wondering, is whether ones employers could use this to spy on you? |
 | It scans your hard drives for known applications that might need updating. IT departments often use this to update software & settings on PCs thoughout an organization. The scanning is particularly bothersome for laptops where you have a USB drive attached to your docking station - you won't be able to undock if this service is scanning the USB drive. It's certainly safe to shut down the associated services using the Service control panel admin tool (disable SMS Agent Host, and SMS Remote Control Agent) |
| Lazy Lone Lion | SMS-agent, sometimes important for corporate networks |
| Farrukh | Its a MS SMS advance Client Agent for managing the Domain computers and if you do the push installation |
| Doug W | It is a memory hog |
| Duncan | ccmexec.exe is a part of the Microsoft SMS operating system service. This service calls upon another service, the SMS Agent Host. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated. |
| | hogs the cpu |
| dajadelibra | i think it is possibly the reason my pc is running sluggishly, or it could be related to an issue i am having with wmp and web browser running at the same time on winxp pro, gives me comm surrogate error. and another process is using alot of cpu intermittenly, sychost.exe. this is also a legitimate microsoft process, but sometimes is used to disguise as malware. possibly the problems are related, i do not know. i personally am going to look into it as much as i can, because i do not like the loss of performance. ly |
| DD | Only exists if the SMS Client is installed, therefore, considering SMS may be used in your organization to patch the OS I would highly recommend you leave it running. |
| | SMS Agent host |
| Bill Gates | its a trojan horse, mutated from corupt windows xp malware See also: Link |
| | Far worse than most viruses, ccmexec is an infamously badly written service (possibly the worst ever written by Microsoft). Once it kicks in, your PC becomes totally unusable and you need to hard shut down and restart and disable the service. |
| | SMS Inventory Collection |
| Richard Mohlere | I get occasional shutdown errors listing CcmExec.exe as the "application error". I could not remove it with the Control Panel. I had to use the Windows Task Manager. |
| netadmin1 | SMS process file for hardware information. |
| User | consumes too much memory (20,000K right now!) |
| Rod | It is part of SMS, older versions of the file take up lots of CPU & Disk newer version not so much. It allows corporations to keep laptops maintained from both a software/patch and hardware perspective. |
| Dr.B. | Kills system performance, but may be required as part of corporate big brother (SMS) See also: Link |
| | It's part of microsoft SMS |
| Jim | Nothing. But it's where I go when my computer freezes. See also: Link |
| Nathan | Agree with BigDaddy. This is an obnoxious process that ought to be disabled if you don't use SMS, but not a dangerous one. |
| | SMS - but slows down the PC |
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