What is skmsd.exe?

skmsd.exe is part of AutoIt v3 Script and developed by AutoIt Team according to the skmsd.exe version information.

skmsd.exe's description is "AutoIt v3 Script"

skmsd.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\kvmcnit\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about skmsd.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 skmsd.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAutoIt v3 Script
Company nameAutoIt Team
File descriptionAutoIt v3 Script
Internal nameAutoIt3.exe
Original filenameAutoIt3.exe
Commentshttp://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
Legal copyright©1999-2013 Jonathan Bennett & AutoIt Team
Product version3, 3, 10, 0
File version3, 3, 10, 0

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

Product nameAutoIt v3 Script
Company nameAutoIt Team
File descriptionAutoIt v3 Script
Internal nameAutoIt3.exe
Original filenameAutoIt3.exe
Commentshttp://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
Legal copyright©1999-2013 Jonathan Bennett & AutoI..
Product version3, 3, 10, 0
File version3, 3, 10, 0

Digital signatures [?]

skmsd.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the skmsd.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the skmsd.exe file.

Filename variants

skmsd.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

skmsd.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\kvmcnit\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ad5e6eb33f8b6b48fab6d9ab3e1212c1
SHA256dd998d69304649d295691a188f8d0b04b4c2ca5dc7fb03494867bd7738200daa

Error Messages

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

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

skmsd.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.

AutoIt v3 Script has stopped working.

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

skmsd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with skmsd.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with skmsd.exe. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 13 users.

User vote results: There were 12 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with skmsd.exe. Only 13 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

John P writes

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I recently updated spybot search and destroy and it added test.ext to my startup file. I am searching for what this product/item added to my startup is.

# 14 Aug 2015, 3:28

Roger Karlsson writes

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Sounds suspicious. I don't think Spybot should add AutoIt to your computer.

# 16 Aug 2015, 6:39

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