What is fkmon.exe?

fkmon.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\FKMonitor\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected fkmon.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 [?]

fkmon.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

fkmon.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

29 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fkmon.exe file. That's a 57% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Win32.Induc.A
AntiVir W32/Induc.iena
Avast Win32:Induc
AVG SHeur2.ALWF
BitDefender Gen:Win32.Induc.A
Bkav W32.Fklogget.Spyware
CAT-QuickHeal (Suspicious) - DNAScan
Comodo Virus.Win32.Induc.A0
DrWeb Win32.Induc
Emsisoft Gen:Win32.Induc.A (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Induc.A
F-Secure Gen:Win32.Induc.A
GData Gen:Win32.Induc.A
Ikarus not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.TotalSpy
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 7000000f1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 7000000f1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.TotalSpy.j
McAfee W32/Induc!a
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.G
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Induc.A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Win32.Induc.A
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Induc.lkvmu
Qihoo-360 Trojan.Generic
Rising PE:Win32.Indcu.a!1538166
Sophos W32/Induc-A
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0FLO13
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0FLO13
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Malware.a (fs)
29 of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the fkmon.exe file.

fkmon.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove fkmon.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the fkmon.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that fkmon.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 fkmon.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the fkmon.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 fkmon.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Program Files (x86)\FKMonitor\fkmon.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the fkmon.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If fkmon.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If fkmon.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If fkmon.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 fkmon.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a7a4cbbbc13318fe77a4252ec18dc34c
SHA25650674f8b3a244bd695a7e91d505a504191abd17ab13a9be8bd553577cbfd8a05

Error Messages

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

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

fkmon.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.

fkmon.exe has stopped working.

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

fkmon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with fkmon.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with fkmon.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote 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 fkmon.exe. Only 2 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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