What is KMSEmulator.exe?
KMSEmulator.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected KMSEmulator.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.
Digital signatures [?]
KMSEmulator.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
18 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the KMSEmulator.exe file. That's a 35% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AegisLab | Troj.W32.Hrup |
| Agnitum | HackTool.Keygen!0MY2AQ6aVKo |
| AVG | Crack.CO |
| CAT-QuickHeal | HackTool.Keygen (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Keygen |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/HackKMS.A |
| Fortinet | W32/Keygen.DX!tr |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus.ActivationTool.KMS |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| McAfee | Generic PUP.z!fr |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Generic PUP.z!fr |
| Microsoft | HackTool:Win32/Keygen |
| Norman | Suspicious_Gen2.BVFND |
| Sophos | Troj/Keygen-DX |
| TrendMicro | HKTL_KEYGEN |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | HKTL_KEYGEN |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
KMSEmulator.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove KMSEmulator.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the KMSEmulator.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that KMSEmulator.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate KMSEmulator.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the KMSEmulator.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate KMSEmulator.exe in the scan result.
c:\Windows\KMSEmulator.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the KMSEmulator.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If KMSEmulator.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If KMSEmulator.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If KMSEmulator.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that KMSEmulator.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
KMSEmulator.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Windows\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\WINDOWS1\
Other files also named KMSEmulator.exe
KMSEmulator.exe (342 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 485055033bcddfde56325c0d2feea4f2 |
| SHA256 | 985c3972712218c62d2418b41056dba5fe883ca5104d8ec12041f8611db344f9 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to kmsemulator.exe:
kmsemulator.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
kmsemulator.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.
kmsemulator.exe has stopped working.
End Program - kmsemulator.exe. This program is not responding.
kmsemulator.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
kmsemulator.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 30 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.
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.
KMSEmulator.exe was located on 2 locations. One like is in your description an one in the auto subfolder. So if i have removed only the first one was appearing again after the reboot. So i have checked both to remove. And then the fix was successful.
# 20 Nov 2015, 0:22
Oscar writes
I installed and ran freefixer but it didn't detect KMSEmulator.exe, so I decided to restart my computer. Upon restart I ran freefixer as soon as I was able to then my antivirus kicked in and detected KMSEmulator.exe as recurring twice. I didn't select the virus for removal, but allowed it to remain; then it popped up one more time for a total of three occurrences. I selected all three occurrences for removal as freefixer continued to run.
As soon as freefixer finished its checkup I reviewed the list to see if I could identify KMSEmulator.exe. Sure enough I found it under a slightly different name (WindowsKMS.exe or something like that) and promptly selected it for removal. Upon restarting my computer once again my antivirus didn't detect KMSEmulator.exe anymore. I'm glad I was able to get rid of this, since I'd read numerous stories of how stubborn and difficult to get rid of KMSEmulator.exe is.
# 8 Dec 2016, 22:15
Marino writes