Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS: what is it and how to get rid of a malicious threat?

Recently, some userscomputer systems began to notice the presence in the system of an unknown process Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS. What it is in fact, many do not even guess, considering the program as an activator. Alas, this process has nothing to do with the KMS utility.

Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS: what is it?

We will talk at once and irrevocably: Do not confuse this threat with the well-known KMSAuto Net application (sometimes called Auto KMS Activator), which was developed by MSFree Inc. for quick registration of Microsoft software products. Of course, for its part, this utility is also illegal because it can generate keys for registering Windows or MS Office (this is ordinary computer piracy). But it does not go to any comparison with Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS. What is it, now and see.

In fact, this is a rather dangerous Trojan virus, which can bring a lot of trouble to the user. But to determine its presence in the system is quite simple.

Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS (activator): the nature of the virus's impact on the system and user data

This trojan acts like a virus thatcalled hijackers of browsers. Typically, the first symptom of infection is changing the start page in all web browsers installed on the system, constantly redirecting to unsafe or potentially dangerous sites, as well as the inability to use search engines like Google or Yahoo !.

But only this harm to the system, notis limited. After penetration into the computer, the implementation begins not only at the system level. There is an active reading of user data, where preference is given to registration logins and passwords, which are stored in an unencrypted form. The data of the owners of bank cards and accounts may also suffer.

This is the program Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS. What is this: a Trojan, a Spy or a Thief? As it turns out, both that, and another, and the third. By the way, the manifestation of activity can lead the user of the infected system to a site that says that the user had viruses on the computer, the developer program removed them, and Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS - the cured program activator - is the only way to restore the victim's registration application. Absolute lies!

Uninstall using a classic antivirus scanner

But let us deal with the issue of eliminating the threat. The first thing that comes to mind is the use of an installed in the system or portable anti-virus scanner. Unfortunately, this does not always help. For example, judging by user feedback, even the most advanced products of Dr. The Web does not find anything, and Microsoft Security Essential does not hang at all.

In this case, you need to check the not yet loadedsystem. And you can do it with the help of disk programs like Kaspersky Rescue Disk, which run before the start of Windows. They can be written to a regular flash drive or optical disc, and then set the boot priority for them in the BIOS settings.

Using Specific Utilities

On the Internet, you can often find advice on how to remove Hacktool: Win32 / AutoKMS exclusively using specially designed programs.

In most cases, the use ofprograms like YAC Anti-Malware Free and the like. We can still agree with this. But, when it is offered to download and install the Win32 / AutoKMS virus Removal Tool, you'll think about it. Some, of course, are "being conducted" on such tricks. And as a result, they receive a SpyHunter installation, which, perhaps, the virus will remove (but only after full registration), but from the program itself, the user will not be able to get rid of the inexperienced user in knowledge (it is almost impossible without special knowledge). So it's better to do the removal of the threat manually, especially to do it fairly simply.

Manually delete a threat

The first step is to use the program sectionand components in the standard "Control Panel" by booting the system in safe mode. Do not expect that the virus will be shown under its original name. Instead, sort the installed programs by date.

Typically, here will be shown several components, from which you need to get rid of. It:

• Search Snacks;
• Search Protect;
• HighliteApp;
• Fre_Ven_s Pro 23;
• FLV Player (remove only);
• PassShow;
• Coupon Server;
• TidyNetwork;
• V-bates 2.0.0.440;
• MyPC Backup.

Keep in mind that MyPC Backup and FLV Player are nothave nothing to do with official utilities. As already clear, all this must be removed immediately. After that, after writing the names of the components to be removed and the name of the virus itself, you need to enter the registry editor (regedit in the "Run" console) and use the search, then delete everything found. If the above player was installed, and the user deletes the keys associated with it from the registry, it's better to proceed. The player itself is free. Download it and reinstall the problem is not.

But for better effect you can take advantage ofprogram iObit Uninstaller, which has in its arsenal of tools powerful scanning module, the use of which will save the user from editing the registry and search for remaining files on the hard drive. Only when deleting the search results, you need to use additionally the file destruction line.

In browsers, you should remove some activesuperstructure. In the case of Chrome, this is SupraSavings. Even in such a seemingly secure product, like Mozilla Firefox, this virus can also leave its traces. Here you need to pay attention to the extension UNiDealsa, which also needs to be uninstalled. In other browsers, deleting extensions looks almost the same, only the appearance of partitions changes.

Varieties of the virus

This is the Hacktool virus: Win32 / AutoKMS. What it is, probably, has become clear. But this is not the only thing. You have to be alert, because the threat itself can have several varieties, the most famous of which are: Hacktool Win32 / KeyGen, Suspicious_Gen4.ATNVF, Malware.Packer.Gen, HackKMS.C, Artemis! A0E4F5BCD5AF and others.