What is “Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A potentially unsafe”?

The Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A 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/HackTool.KMSAuto.A potentially unsafe virus can do?

Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:1688, :0

How to determine Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A potentially unsafe?


File Info:
crc32: F14B4B2F
md5: 3b9f8bb15d111ad92bd9708667800da7
name: 3B9F8BB15D111AD92BD9708667800DA7.mlw
sha1: 80a7553bcb96f980dd80408a7d3306579c881923
sha256: 40d4828f4917d98fae293c323d143fa7226c0a9c1251349b826acbf56a583536
sha512: a07715d1a14ffb73c7c501b95b5d5298be5e0cace81a33c8edd13c858bcf236d1988f610d5646e188b6ae1a0bc8348fc790e44535e7fed3c2dd32599b3e6ba87
ssdeep: 3072:yYU1ZSqyG4nwS274zC7WFO+JnPaPeSoRRAbQHI+eSCRR+VTeqGvBFzcSk1+Qq:yFsqnJLWPPxRRAFDL+Vl6BcMQq
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A potentially unsafe also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.3b9f8bb15d111ad9
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.HacKMS.A5
McAfee	Artemis!3B9F8BB15D11
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
Cybereason	malicious.bcb96f
Invincea	KMS Activator (PUA)
Baidu	Win32.Trojan.Generic.i
Cyren	W32/A-0b50412c!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Avast	Win32:AutoKMS-A [Tool]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Hacktool-1830
Kaspersky	HEUR:HackTool.Win32.KMSAuto.gen
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.85 (RDML:vWWBavWb/0M9gNYFQAMTew)
Comodo	Application.Win32.HackKMS.DS@5nuvyt
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PUPXDB.dh
Sophos	KMS Activator (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.fyar
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:HackTool.Win32.KMSAuto.gen
GData	Win32.Riskware.HackKMS.E
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.KMS.R174857
Acronis	suspicious
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A potentially unsafe
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!m6FI9fr38gg
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	W32/HacktoolKms.9A19!tr
AVG	Win32:AutoKMS-A [Tool]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A potentially unsafe?

Win32/HackTool.KMSAuto.A 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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