Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe removal guide

The Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe?


File Info:
name: 746A9FB7A28EC3C2A4A5.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/1520ea273fd6be79927ecd79b8c5faae49aa7219f04a55d5d70675452e819e09
crc32: E2E30C48
md5: 746a9fb7a28ec3c2a4a55be092cb62c1
sha1: 8b75622d8dc16492bd5f2ef1796d37cb6b500acb
sha256: 1520ea273fd6be79927ecd79b8c5faae49aa7219f04a55d5d70675452e819e09
sha512: f02ae1978f3fb12c8b1a2cf8c291711b888b662696440fbf254b243c18ccd04ffccf153f0f11cfceb0ccd2ef5cfb9cde33275d5f6efbfe9c1862e7a27ba6fc54
ssdeep: 49152:VRKSLGeeg3Ra6oc6Z0HZSt6QM1njwBLHmJc/hRzITEyQX8:Zve8a6oy5beDbBIIm
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T183166B1665FCE8F3C119723085230A1A1F617E71DAB34E1D95603DFE6FB0F909B1A668
sha3_384: 36e633420990bee5ed3b4ff608d3ee7ff12a72e0e5cb5aa8b54701cb2fbc9eef2a15d9452b4da7ac41f3834a97e57e2d
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2012-11-19 06:54:27

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: CZ
CompanyName: CZ
FileDescription: Activation Helper
FileVersion: 1.5.0.0
InternalName: Activation Helper.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright CZ © 2012
LegalTrademarks: CZ
OriginalFilename: Activation Helper.exe
ProductName: Activation Helper by CZ
ProductVersion: 1.5.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.5.0.0

Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe also known as:

Lionic	Hacktool.Win32.KMSAuto.3!c
FireEye	Generic.mg.746a9fb7a28ec3c2
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.rc
McAfee	Artemis!746A9FB7A28E
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Hacktool.Win32.Gendows.Vczi
Alibaba	HackTool:Win32/HackKMS.f9d6e69e
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:HackTool.Win32.KMSAuto.gen
Avast	Win32:MiscX-gen [PUP]
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	HackTool.KMSAuto.zn
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	Worm/Win32.VBNA
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:HackTool.Win32.Convagent.gen
Cylance	unsafe
Yandex	HackTool.Keygen!S6o+OwJeiTo
Ikarus	Trojan.Patched
AVG	Win32:MiscX-gen [PUP]
Cybereason	malicious.d8dc16
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe?

Win32/HackKMS.BB potentially unsafe removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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