What is TriggerKMS.exe?

TriggerKMS.exe is part of TriggerKMS according to the TriggerKMS.exe version information.

TriggerKMS.exe's description is "TriggerKMS"

TriggerKMS.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected TriggerKMS.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 TriggerKMS.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameTriggerKMS
File descriptionTriggerKMS
Internal nameTriggerKMS.exe
Original filenameTriggerKMS.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013
Product version8.0.0.0
File version8.0.0.0

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

Product nameTriggerKMS
File descriptionTriggerKMS
Internal nameTriggerKMS.exe
Original filenameTriggerKMS.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013
Product version8.0.0.0
File version8.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

TriggerKMS.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

6 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the TriggerKMS.exe file. That's a 13% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Dropper.Generic8.ATNA
McAfee Artemis!467F99DC502F
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!467F99DC502F
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.0BGF13
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.0BGF13
6 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the TriggerKMS.exe file.

TriggerKMS.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove TriggerKMS.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the TriggerKMS.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that TriggerKMS.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate TriggerKMS.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the TriggerKMS.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 TriggerKMS.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\TriggerKMS.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the TriggerKMS.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If TriggerKMS.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If TriggerKMS.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If TriggerKMS.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that TriggerKMS.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

TriggerKMS.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Windows\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5467f99dc502fd73c0c50a43ef81c3095
SHA2566e9cbbd15c789d06bc25dae9ceaebc20c90c0eb3f9f51b37b96f12ad93238e13

Error Messages

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

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

triggerkms.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.

TriggerKMS has stopped working.

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

triggerkms.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with TriggerKMS.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with TriggerKMS.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with TriggerKMS.exe. 47% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.

User vote results: There were 7 votes to remove and 8 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with TriggerKMS.exe. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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