What is KMS.exe?

KMS.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\KMS\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about KMS.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

KMS.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

KMS.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the KMS.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the KMS.exe file.

TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]

KMS.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.

PortProtocol# Occurrences
1688TCP v41

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d24e5be24ea687d2350244fcf5b3c463
SHA25672a93f89dffdcf2b4b1b1d0d732b2620a70b89cd9fc368c1bd58f886d3257720

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to kms.exe:

kms.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

kms.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

kms.exe has stopped working.

End Program - kms.exe. This program is not responding.

kms.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

kms.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with KMS.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with KMS.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with KMS.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 14 users.

User vote results: There were 7 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with KMS.exe. Only 14 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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