I found an infection called HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS in my computer
yesterday. It was detected by my AVG, but it couldn’t be removed by AVG. I have
tried several ways to remove this threat, but it turned out to be a failure. I
have attempted to use other antivirus programs to resolve this problem, but
things ended up unsuccessfully. I find this threat after restarting my computer.
I have no idea how to actually get rid of it from my computer. Who can tell me
how to remove this nasty threat completely and easily?
Friendly Reminder: Please try a professional trojan horse removal tool
to remove this trojan horse once you can't remove it through the manual removal
guide below.
Description of HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS:
HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS is categorized as a malicious and stubborn Trojan
horse that can attack the targeted machine via exploiting system
vulnerabilities, infected files, freeware or shareware downloads and other
unprotected networks. It can easily settle down on the computer through the way
of embedding in legal program unnoticeably. Such software tends to contain some
fraudulent files in its installation folder which often have attractive names in
order to mislead users into running them without doubt. Similarly, this Trojan
horse Trojan horse will disguise itself as a legit part of the operating system
by using a misleading file name. People would be deceived by its false name and
click the files. It’s difficult for you to detect its trait with the naked eyes.
Once the cyber hacker is going to control the computer, he must trick the user
into get the Trojan executed. No matter what is need to do, the cyber criminals
would take all means to place the Trojan horse onto the computer system.
Anti-virus program can help hacker to make sure if such Trojan is successfully
implanted into the system via a completely system scan. Therefore, the hacker
often embeds legal codes into the Trojan process with the purpose of avoiding
detection and removal of antivirus software, for antivirus detection is based on
the feature code in Trojan virus.
HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS is designed to monitor user’ activities on the
infected computer and steal his confidential information like online banking
account usernames and passwords. It is able to connect to the remote hackers and
help them take full control of your affected computer. But nowadays, it is used
to record user’s commercial information and then utilize them to obtain more
illegal gains. With the rootkit technique, this Trojan horse is able to deep
hide in the infected system and perform all kinds of malicious activities. It is
not wise for you to leave such a malicious threat in your machine; if you want
to protect your personal information, remove it from your computer quickly.
Please note that the instructions provided below requires proficient
computer knowledge and skills. If you are not expert at computer, using a
professional malware removal tool will be a better option.
Hazard of the HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS
1. It enables hackers to enter in your vulnerable computer silently
without permission. 2.It can cause program damage as well as system crash. 3. It
adds other cyber threats such as browser hijackers, adware and spyware to your
PC. 4. It traces browsing history and collects confidential information &
valuable data.
Manually Remove HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS Trojan Horse Virus
HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS virus is able to automatically install without
being known. It removes or overwrites system files, modifies system settings,
disables important programs and even brings other malware to your computer.
What’s worse ,the hacker probably filches the information from your attacked
computer through this Trojan. Trojan as it should be removed from the infected
computer immediately. Follow the instructions below and you will be able to
delete the Trojan completely.
Step 1: Stop the processes of the Trojan in Task Manager. 1)Open Windows Task Manager by pressing keys Ctrl+Shift+ESC or Ctrl+Alt+Del. together.
2)Search for its running malicious processes of the Trojan, and then stop them all by clicking on “End Process” button. (The virus process can be random)
Step 2: Delete all the files associated with the Trojan.
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~random
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”
Step 3: Get rid of all the registry entries related to the Trojan.
1)Press Window + R keys together. When Run pops up, type regedit into the box and click OK to launch Registry Editor.
Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER directories, find out and get rid of all the registry entries related to the Trojan immediately.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\random
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunRegedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe
Note: Please back up your computer before any file changes in case that you can restore your information and data if you make any mistake during the process.
Step 4: Restart the computer to normal mode after these steps are done.
Note:Of course, it's highly recommended that you should remove trojan horse in a professional way if there are sill some similar problems with your computer.
Conclusion
HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS is potentially harmful to computer users. As
mentioned above, Trojans often bring in some awful and compulsive operation,
especially the dangerous infection although they looks safe. Some symptoms will
show at the beginning of this Trojan horse infection, such as slow response, no
reaction of mouse or keyboard, system shutdown, or blue screen of death, etc.
Once it enters the PC, it starts to perform the illicit activities. It modifies
the system settings without permission and frequently displays a lot of pop-ups
on the PC screen. This Trojan is so clever to avoid being removed by dodging in
the secret place of system. Hence, manual removal will be more effective to get
rid of it. Moreover, it's clever for you to set up a professional malware removal tool to detect and remove all the feasilbe infections.
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