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HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS

First posted on 13 January 2019.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS.

Explanation :

This tool tries to activate an unregistered copy of Microsoft software. 

It shows the following message:

 

It drops AutoKMS.log into your PC. This file contains the following text:

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AutoKMS 2.4.3.0 Ran At.
Attempting To Activate Microsoft Office
Attempting to Activate OfficeProPlus-KMS_Client

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It also creates a task so that the tool is run everyday at the same time.

Analysis by Ferdinand Plazo

Last update 13 January 2019

 

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