Most antivirus programs identify KMSAuto Net.exe as malware—such as TrendMicro identifies it as HKTL_AUTOKMS or HackTool.MSIL.AUTOKMS.USMANEE21, and Kaspersky identifies it as HackTool.Win32.HackKMS.a or HackTool.Win32.KMSAuto.om.
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The process known as KMSAuto Net belongs to software KMSAuto Net or Utility Common Driver by MSFree or MSfree.
Description: KMSAuto Net.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. KMSAuto Net.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\ProgramData"—primarily C:\ProgramData\KMSAutoS\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 8,315,752 bytes (15% of all occurrences), 6,977,272 bytes and 35 more variants.
The program has a visible window. The file is not a Windows core file. It is a Windows scheduled tasks.
KMSAuto Net.exe is able to monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 56% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.
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If KMSAuto Net.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 54% dangerous. The file size is 6,977,272 bytes (16% of all occurrences), 8,987,424 bytes and 4 more variants. The file is not a Windows system file. KMSAuto Net.exe is able to monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
Important: You should check the KMSAuto Net.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active KMSAuto Net process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the KMSAuto Net.exe file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
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Summary: Average user rating of KMSAuto Net.exe: based on 10 votes with 4 user comments. 7 users think KMSAuto Net.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users suspect danger. One user thinks KMSAuto Net.exe is dangerous and recommends removing it. One user is not sure about it.