What is kmo.exe?
kmo.exe is part of Microsoft® Games for Windows® - LIVE and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the kmo.exe version information.
kmo.exe's description is "Games for Windows® - LIVE Splash Screen"
kmo.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan\Local Settings\Application Data\' folder.
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 [?]
The following is the available information on kmo.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Microsoft® Games for Windows® - LIVE |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Games for Windows® - LIVE Splash Screen |
| Internal name | GFWLive.exe |
| Original filename | GFWLive.exe |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 3.0.0089.0 |
| File version | 3.0.0089.0 (WGX_OGC_V3.00_RTM.090810-2131) |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Microsoft® Games for Windows® - LIVE |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Games for Windows® - LIVE Splash Sc.. |
| Internal name | GFWLive.exe |
| Original filename | GFWLive.exe |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights.. |
| Product version | 3.0.0089.0 |
| File version | 3.0.0089.0 (WGX_OGC_V3.00_RTM.090810.. |
Digital signatures [?]
kmo.exe is not signed.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | a788872e60f24ddc279c31fea5ab61b6 |
| SHA256 | 5f5a2bfe829457bd90e06e114c6ae1860104fa037da6b08002196c527c747986 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to kmo.exe:
kmo.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
kmo.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.
Games for Windows® - LIVE Splash Screen has stopped working.
End Program - kmo.exe. This program is not responding.
kmo.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
kmo.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with kmo.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with kmo.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with kmo.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 1 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with kmo.exe. Only 1 user 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.
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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.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
My KMO.EXE was in a similar place of a bit different size, 225kb on explorer. It was a nasty malware, did not appear to corrupt any data, however it altered the registry. Its caused any program that got launched to launch KMO instead which put up a bunch of nasty warnings indicating my pc was infected, it looked very legitimate, the display windows made it look like I needed to activate the software, like it wanted me to buy something. After deleting the file, not programs would launch. I had some windows explorer screens open, so I was able to make a copy of c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and called it cmd.com. I was able to launch cmd.com from the task manager file pull down ... new task (run)...., which allowed me to get a dos prompt open, where I was able to launch regedit.exe, subsequently I then had to change a bunch of of registry keys to stop the launching of kmo. Primary key that was changed was
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command back to its default of "%1" %*. I then scanned the rest of the registry for kmo, and changed all other keys back to the same default, also remove kmo.exe registry entries.
# 12 May 2011, 22:09
Brad Taylor writes