The Hacktool:Win64/AutoKMS threat
The majority of people in the world use a Microsoft based operating system. That leads hackers to targeting Microsoft systems 10 to 1 over other operating systems. If you are a user of MS, then you need to be that more diligent about keeping your system safe from attacks. One virus that has been targeting MS system as of late is the Hacktool:Win64/AutoKMS threat.
Luckily this has been identified by Microsoft and they have built into their Windows Defender program to auto detect and or remove this threat if it is trying or has already infiltrated your system.
"Hack tools are a special kind of riskware. Riskware, in general, is a detection for items that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way." "Hack tools are a special kind of riskware. Riskware, in general, is a detection for items that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way." (Malwarebytes.com)
The majority of people in the world use a Microsoft based operating system. That leads hackers to targeting Microsoft systems 10 to 1 over other operating systems. If you are a user of MS, then you need to be that more diligent about keeping your system safe from attacks. One virus that has been targeting MS system as of late is the Hacktool:Win64/AutoKMS threat.
Luckily this has been identified by Microsoft and they have built into their Windows Defender program to auto detect and or remove this threat if it is trying or has already infiltrated your system.
"Hack tools are a special kind of riskware. Riskware, in general, is a detection for items that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way." "Hack tools are a special kind of riskware. Riskware, in general, is a detection for items that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way." (Malwarebytes.com)
If you do not have Windows Defender to help you clean this from your system, I might suggest that you get a copy of Malwarebytes. I have been using it for years and it has protected my system on a daily basis since getting it close to a decade ago.
If you were to use Malwarebytes to clean the hacktool from your system please follow the steps below to do so.
"Malwarebytes can detect and remove HackTool.AutoKMS without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
- Click on the Get started button.
- Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
- Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process." (Malwarebytes.com)
HackTool.AutoKMS. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2019, from https://blog.malwarebytes.com/detections/hacktool-autokms/.
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