What is AutoKMS.exe?

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

AutoKMS.exe's description is "AutoKMS"

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

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

PropertyValue
Product nameAutoKMS
File descriptionAutoKMS
Internal nameAutoKMS.exe
Original filenameAutoKMS.exe
Legal copyrightCODYQX4 & Bosh
Product version2.1.6.0
File version2.1.6.0

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

Product nameAutoKMS
File descriptionAutoKMS
Internal nameAutoKMS.exe
Original filenameAutoKMS.exe
Legal copyrightCODYQX4 & Bosh
Product version2.1.6.0
File version2.1.6.0

Digital signatures [?]

AutoKMS.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

18 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AutoKMS.exe file. That's a 38% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Trojan.Gendal!1f/JuUgpm9g
AhnLab-V3 HackTool/Win32.KMSAuto.A
Bkav W32.QuintesLTK.Trojan
Commtouch W32/Trojan.XSZZ-7616
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
ESET-NOD32 MSIL/HackKMS.A
Ikarus not-a-virus.Keygen.KMS
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Malwarebytes Trojan.Agent.H
McAfee Generic PUP.z!gp
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.z!gp
Microsoft HackTool:Win32/Keygen
Norman Suspicious_Gen2.NOZBW
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12A30279!312672889
Sophos Generic PUA FD
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.0BJS11
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.0BJS11
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
18 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the AutoKMS.exe file.

AutoKMS.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove AutoKMS.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the AutoKMS.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that AutoKMS.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 AutoKMS.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the AutoKMS.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 AutoKMS.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\AutoKMS\AutoKMS.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the AutoKMS.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If AutoKMS.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If AutoKMS.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If AutoKMS.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 AutoKMS.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Filename variants

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

Other files also named AutoKMS.exe

AutoKMS.exe (222 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53cb03c134f7307866b3c52735cdfae76
SHA25672c4eb2b4c64291204cd97e14c54b3b01dd4ad29bd4e57926977a8bf1094a688

Error Messages

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

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

autokms.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.

AutoKMS has stopped working.

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

autokms.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with AutoKMS.exe?

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



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with AutoKMS.exe. 83% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 5 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 AutoKMS.exe. Only 6 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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