Is KMSpico\Service_KMS.exe a trojan?
I think you should quickly close this thread, because that thing is your Windows activator that makes sure your pirated copy is passing the genuine check. And you also know why should keep it, despite the warning.
(Also, technically speaking, it is yes, a Trojan that works in your favour.)
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no worry about thread closing, your chinese antivirus software tracks and reports everything..
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As I said, I did not set up anything and I'm basically clueless when it comes to antivirus software. This too is a great piece of advice. Do you think that it's a bad antivirus? Should I switch to something else?
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the antivirus part is based on avira and bitdefender so maybe not the worst, but its 1, a chinese software 2, contains many useless functions (don't trust softwares with 'speed up your pc' functions) 3, if you check the official website seems its for totally newbies and its a bad sign 4,
reviews like this:
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Hahahha, you're right. Since I had a friend set my laptop up I didn't even think to check what he put on it as he's really into computers and has installed this one on his own too.
Could you recommend a good AV software for me?
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This site is quite handy for figuring out which antivirus performs well currently. You can also see how well the tested anti-virus programs performed previously and make a choice based on it.
Personally, I've been using Avast for a while now. It has consistently scored well, but it's not currently at the top.
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Good advice if you are uncertain (also for security reasons)
1.format c:
2.Start a fresh OS install (assuming you have a legit os)
3.Update OS+all necessary drivers
4.Start a new AV Scan (if available try another AV Suit or Online scanner)
5.success...?
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But, but... I formated my c: three times already in the past 3 months :( :( :(
Nooooo.... Let it be, let it be... xD
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Formating C and reinstalling OS is the dumbest and laziest piece of advice a support can provide his/her users. Just saying...
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But isn't it the most secure when it comes to possible trojans and other malware?
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It's actually not. You see, trojans and malwares can be installed to any folders on any partition (disk) you may have. So if a trojan cleverly chooses a random deep folder in D or E and installs itself there, formating C and reinstalling OS provides little result, if at all.
The most secure method is to track down that malware and remove it for good.
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But doing a format of all of my partitions would do the trick? I'm not saying I'll do that, I'm just asking to learn :)
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Yeah, that would do. But just remember that formatting a hard drive to many times may wear it down and reduce its lifespan.
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Ok, just so you know I feel like I need to go out and get a proper education after hearing what you've said for the first time. What the bleep were my informatics teachers thinking when they decided not to teach me (and all of my classmates) any of this? -.-'
Thank you for all the info, I really appreciate it.
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Because informatics class is based on how you use/ create software and not hardware :D Sadly thats how it is.
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Yeah, especially when you take into account that it was a while ago that I finished school (for the sake of my womanly ego I'll not say how long ago). But still, they could have mentioned a thing or two about how formats shorten a drive's life.
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Nah, my teacher didn't teach me any of this, either.
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Formatting all partitions every now and then would be a pain. You'd have to back-up your files every time and it's time consuming. Just use proper software for protection and you'll be fine. I added you on steam and will tell you everything you need/want to know in chat.
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Ahhhh...You again :)
Just for the record :
Please explain:How can he install himself (D,E) if he doesn't have a trigger after a clean OS installation (user action) ?
smart move,my friend :)
The most secure method is to track down that malware and remove it for good.
Therefore: Format C: or complete Harddrive.Clean OS install.Problem solved !
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He was referring to the malware. So "it" should be more suitable :P
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A clever malware can easily integrate itself on any executable or non-executable files, and can be activate if that file is opened. So yeah, of course my move is smart, genius.
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A clever malware can easily integrate itself on any executable or non-executable files,
True !
and can be activate if that file is opened. So yeah, of course my move is smart, genius.
False ! Because "...that file is opened" requires a user action. ! Windows doesn't start any exe file automatically on drive/ folder D, E
The most secure method is to track down that malware and remove it for good.
..and therefore you trust your one and only Antimalware/Antivirus Software because it told you "Everything clean !" after harddrive scan ? What makes you sure ? Next joke,please :)
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[...] requires a user action
Windows doesn't start any exe file automatically on drive/ folder D, E
True. And your point is? With your method of "just formatting C and reinstalling OS", the user will never open that file again? Plain stupidity and ignorance.
you trust your one and only Antimalware/Antivirus Software
I seriously doubt your reading comprehension. Didn't I wrote that I don't use any kind of anti-virus software? Or maybe let me capitalize that for you: I DON'T USE ANY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REINSTALL MY OS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
Edit: Also read what talgaby replied to Luxy below. That is yet another reason explaining why "just formatting C and reinstalling OS" doesn't do shit in many situation, and why it is bad for your hard drives.
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I quote yourself from another thread :)
The moment you use your curse words, I think I have nothing more to discuss with you. But just to brighten you up a bit, here are my answers:
Plain stupidity and ignorance.
...talking about stupidy and ignorance.Did you read this (particularly point 4) ?
- 1.format c:
- 2.Start a fresh OS install (assuming you have a legit os)
- 3.Update OS+all necessary drivers
- 4.Start a new AV Scan (if available try another AV Suit or Online scanner)
- 5.success...?
You suspect the virus program fails or she is foolish and open the file again ?
I DON'T USE ANY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REINSTALL MY OS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
2 Questions,Sir:
1) If your system is infected (and you haven't noticed so far) and re/clean OS install is no option for you:How do you find & remove the infected files in the worst case ? Telepathy,your magic hands ?, pray ?
2) Do you have installed many apps/games during this time ? I would like to know how inflated your registry already is compared to a clean OS install.
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I quote yourself from another thread :)
"Stupidity" and "ignorance" are not curse words. So is "doesn't do shit". But "fuck" is.
You suspect the virus program fails or she is foolish and open the file again?
Lots of viruses that are well coded cannot be detected by AVs. For example, later last year, there was a simple script that uses native Windows resources to run some function of dll32 to hide all your files and folders in your USB (which cannot be shown even if you enable "Show hidden files and folders"). None of the current AVs could detect it. So yes, AVs are not perfect, and of course she is prone to open the file again, sooner or later, because you cannot see the differences between an infected file and a clean one with naked eyes, can you?
If your system is infected (and you haven't noticed so far)
After years of experiencing malwares and adwares, there are symptoms that power users can easily detect even without installing any AVs at all. And if you use well-known software like Process Explorer and Everything, you can pretty much detect any strange activities and find any files that exist on your machine.
How do you find & remove the infected files in the worst case ?
This is what a normal user would ask. Normal users always rely on the easiest way around, despite the harmful effects it causes, and despite the fact that there are other methods that sound complicated but are actually shorter and less of a hassle. And since your suggestion are "format c:" and "Start a fresh OS install", I can confirm that you are not a power user. You literally have the tools you need to remove anything on your computer, but to make things easier, Google can help if you know the symptoms, or even better, the causes. And so can the softwares I mentioned in the previous paragraph. I don't think many users who are familiar with advanced Windows functions use AVs.
Do you have installed many apps/games during this time ? I would like to know how inflated your registry already is compared to a clean OS install.
I have 122 folders in Program Files (x86), 48 folders in Program Files, ~400MB Registry. My uninstaller displays 176 installed programs. Not including countless of portable softwares that weren't installed in Program Files or registered in Registry. I also use Torrent a lot. Your point is?
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"Stupidity" and "ignorance" are not curse words. So is "doesn't do shit". But "fuck" is.
...apart from the fact that I've never wrote "fuck" do you think your chosen words are compliments ?
Lots of viruses that are well coded cannot be detected by AVs. For example, later last year, there was a simple script that uses > native Windows resources to run some function of dll32 to hide all your files and folders in your USB (which cannot be shown > even if you enable "Show hidden files and folders"). None of the current AVs could detect it. So yes, AVs are not perfect, and of > course she is prone to open the file again, sooner or later, because you cannot see the differences between an infected file > and >a clean one with naked eyes, can you?
Thanks for your short trip in terms of "undetected/dangerous" scripts but your example doesn't fit here because the OP (or better said her AVs) has already detected the suspicious file so the AVs worked as expected. Why should a logical thinking person execute a file which was already been classified as virus/malware ? If the AV should fail in your example delete the (suspect) remaining files on all partitions.Problem solved.
After years of experiencing malwares and adwares, there are symptoms that power users can easily detect even without > installing any AVs at all. And if you use well-known software like Process Explorer and Everything, you can pretty much detect > any strange activities and find any files that exist on your machine.
Congratulation,at first I thought you are inhuman ! Please define "Everything" in more detail.I know "Process Explorer" shows you information about which tasks and DLLs processes have opened or loaded but how does this tool prevent a infection even if there occur any unusual activity it may be already too late ?
With x thousand new threats emerging daily in x thousand different variations i'm pretty sure you can deal with them because you're a qualified "power users" ! I bet you know them already before they are ever distributed ! Why should we use AV's anyway ?
They just wasting unnecessary resources and slow down our x core multi processors.
And since your suggestion are "format c:" and "Start a fresh OS install", I can confirm that you are not a power user. You literally > have the tools you need to remove anything on your computer, but to make things easier, Google can help if you know the > symptoms, or even better, the causes. And so can the softwares I mentioned in the previous paragraph. I don't think many > users who are familiar with advanced Windows functions use AVs.
Sorry,i'm not qualified for your power league.Hopefully you can reverse any changes with your weapons of choice just in case a threat infects your system but since you're a poweruser,this will never happen.
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apart from the fact that I've never wrote "fuck"
Orly? Read your first comment on the other thread again.
but your example doesn't fit here because the OP (or better said her AVs) has already detected the suspicious file so the AVs worked as expected
But I am not talking about this case specifically. I am talking about the recommendation of "format c:" and "Start a fresh OS install" that all the lazy supports throw onto users' faces due to their laziness and impotence. Btw, most good AVs should have whitelisted Service_KMS.exe by now. Those that haven't are not qualified to be called "worked as expected".
Please define "Everything" in more detail
Please search "Everything" on Google. One of the top results should answer my question. If not, Wikipedia has an article. Thank me later if you want.
how does this tool prevent a infection even if there occur any unusual activity it may be already too late ?
You should be the thing that protect yourself, not any AVs or firewall. Procexp doesn't prevent anything, but after years of experience, you should know what to trust, what to download, and what to not even touch. That would avoid most of the major threats (those that can sabotage your OS). The minor threats are mostly non-fatal and can be detected if you use Procexp regularly (e.g. you can spot an unfamiliar process running in the background, and if you suspect it, a little Google research can show if it is a troublemaker or not).
With x thousand new threats emerging daily in x thousand different variations i'm pretty sure you can deal with them because you're a qualified "power users" ! I bet you know them already before they are ever distributed ! Why should we use AV's anyway ?
Are you talking about x thousand new amateur "viruses" create by x thousand wannabe "haxors"? Those are not "threats", those are junk codes, and an experienced user should have known how to avoid them. And even if there are thousands of "threats" create anew every day, they can be categorized into a few groups that share the same functions, structures and behaviors. Dealing with the junk codes of the same group require similar actions, and that's make everything easier.
but since you're a poweruser,this will never happen.
This is your smartest comment in this thread, whether you know that or not. Any "guides" out there on the internet put users' awareness first, above any AVs or protective softwares. Kaspersky even make a stress on how important "personal vigilance" in self-protection (but of course they also talk a lot on how an AV can help - how could they sell otherwise).
Knowledge is power, and in this age of information, a powerful user should be able to use simple softwares to do big, not big softwares to do little. And please stop recommending people to format their hard drive and reinstall their OS, because you are telling them to go the long way around and to gradually destroy their own machine (leave that for the viruses, we don't want them to go on strike because of joblessness!).
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Orly? Read your first comment on the other thread again
...and ? I've found a letter.Everything else is your pure speculation.
But I am not talking about this case specifically. I am talking about the recommendation of "format c:" and "Start a fresh OS >install" that all the lazy supports throw onto users' faces due to their laziness and impotence.
That's just your opinion ! Because not everyone is a poweruser (and invulnerable against threats) like you,what's wrong with this suggestion even if this is not the way you would choose. Are you really more concerned about the lifespan of your harddrive instead of the PC security and your personal Data ? I pity you !
Please search "Everything" on Google. One of the top results should answer my question. If not, Wikipedia has an article.
Hot air,hot air and nothing else ! Since you're a power user how about some constructive suggestions ? What are your "secret" tools,expert ?
Are you talking about x thousand new amateur "viruses" create by x thousand wannabe "haxors"? Those are not "threats", >those are junk codes, and an experienced user should have known how to avoid them. And even if there are thousands of >"threats" create anew every day, they can be categorized into a few groups that share the same functions, structures and >behaviors. Dealing with the junk codes of the same group require similar actions, and that's make everything easier.
Same as above & again only YOUR opinion ! Not everyone is a POWER/EXPERIENCED USER like you can classify them as "harmless wannabe" threats.Many of them change/modify/encrypt/delete required (OS) files or personal data before they are detected.
And please stop recommending people to format their hard drive and reinstall their OS
Suppose that a system has been infected (without installed AVs/Malware protection or AVs fails) which option is simpler, faster, more efficient ?
a) Format C:,reinstall fresh OS or restore backup (if available)
b) your Process Explorer & secret "Everything" tools to track "threats" down.
Have fun finding all changed (registry)settings & don't forget to reverse them again,poweruser !
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Because not everyone is a poweruser (and invulnerable against threats) like you
How about learning to be one? Be educated in such a vital field make your brain hurt or something? You can only blame your laziness and ignorance then.
Since you're a power user how about some constructive suggestions ? What are your "secret" tools,expert ?
Since you apparently don't know how to search on Wikipedia
a) Format C:,reinstall fresh OS
You call this easier and "far" more efficient? Easier means reinstalling every applications that you have been using for years that you may even lose count of? Easier means reinstalling all those drivers that may have been deprecated by software providers? Easier means losing all personal settings and even datas you saved in C?
If you learn how to detect a problem and how to Google for a solution, it may take you a couple of hours at most to cleanse your system, without losing a single bit of information, comparing to hours of reinstalling the OS only. Most of the tutorials or guides also include every change in registry that you need to fix after removing the threats. So your argument is totally invalid.
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How about learning to be one? Be educated in such a vital field make your brain hurt or something? You can only blame your laziness and ignorance then.
Thank you again for your kind words.Would you please take into account that most pc users are "casual" users with limited spare time and standard IT knowledge ? Of course you can learn that (boring) IT stuff but It's not everyone's cup of tea and therefore most of them install av suits so they can use their computer for things like email,web,streaming,pc games etc...
Since you apparently don't know how to search on Wikipedia (link)
Thank you for the link.Now i know your 2 "magic" tools.Let's see
1) Process Explorer - a tool to view running Tasks & DLL's
2) Everything - A tool to create a index of the names of every file and folder on your harddrive.
Both may be very useful tools but this doesn't answer my previous question "How can these tools prevent a virus/malware infection ?" If you see any difference or a suspect action it may be already too late because your OS is already infected.Can these tools prevent files from being deleted, modified or encrypted ?
Depending on the aggressiveness of the threat:Even if you can fix most of the problems caused by the threat:How can you be sure your system is 100% clean after several hours of cleaning.Because google told you ?
a) Format C:,reinstall fresh OS
Please quote correctly ! You have
or restore backup (if available)"
clipped.Not nice !
So i have 2 options
1) Format C,reinstall fresh OS
2) restore backup (if available)
compared to your suggestion....
it may take you a couple of hours at most to cleanse your system, without losing a single bit of information, comparing to hours >of reinstalling the OS only
....using a (already infected OS) to fix your virus/malware problem with google.Your webbrowser works still as expected ?
Option 2 beats your suggestion easily (huge timesaver) but even if option 2 is not possible/availabe:Option 1 is (in my opinon) still more reliable / safer than your suggestion.
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option 2 is not possible/availabe
This is why I clipped it away. Because you said it yourself, not every people know how to create images or backups for their drive.
Since you refused every recommendation I could provide, I can only say good luck with your soon-to-buy computer, and hope that your AV of choice doesn't destroy your OS anytime soon.
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just for the record...
Because you said it yourself, not every people know how to create images or backups for their drive.
Please don't put words into my mouth.Who wrote "not every people know how...." this? I wrote "..if available". That doesn't mean "...don't know how" That's a significant difference.btw: Win7 (+upwards) have built in features to create backups/images with just a single mouse click,pretty easy to use,even for "casual" users :)
I can only say good luck with your soon-to-buy computer, and hope that your AV of choice doesn't destroy your OS anytime soon.
Yes,sure and the sky is falling down.How dramatic and logical.I have to buy a new computer because my AV "destroy" software.I guess in "worst case scenario" i have to buy a new harddisk.That's all.No need to spread Doomsday mood !
Since you are a poweruser and you....
DON'T USE ANY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
oh...wait a second.Who is this guy ? Your brother ?
Kaspersky is pretty well-made, and the company does sometimes giveaway free 1-year activation code, so I occasionally use it when I get my hand on one of the codes.
I don't really recommend AVG. It used to be good, but when they switched to the new design, it became sluggish, sometimes unresponsive, and started to slow my computer down a lot.
My experience years back with McAfee ensured that I would never touch it again.
I wish you all the best for the future and hope you and your "weapons of choice" will never be targets for any kind of threat.Since you are a poweruser and your OS runs flawless since Day 1 without any OS reinstall,i guess,you are a Time Traveler, godlike & invulnerable,so don't worry :-)
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DON'T USE ANY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Kaspersky is pretty well-made, and the company does sometimes giveaway free 1-year activation code, so I occasionally use it when I get my hand on one of the codes.
I don't really recommend AVG. It used to be good, but when they switched to the new design, it became sluggish, sometimes unresponsive, and started to slow my computer down a lot.
My experience years back with McAfee ensured that I would never touch it again.
Again, I seriously doubt your reading comprehension. Do you recognize that "DON'T USE" is in present simple tense, which means in the present, and as I said, in the past 4 years, I don't have any AV installed; while in other sentences, I used past simple tense, which means I no longer use AV anymore? What I wrote there is simply my experience 10 to 4 years ago, first with McAfee on my mother desktop, then occasionally Kaspersky on my laptop when they gave free license around, and then AVG up to 2012 (when they switch to their new design, the one that "became sluggish, sometimes unresponsive, and started to slow my computer down a lot").
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Sorry,I didn't see that coming...
...but fixed now,added the ability to alter the space-time continuum (also known as Time manipulation,Time travel,Teleportation) to the list.
see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_vane
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And what is your point with the rotating chicken? Do you intend to say that I am not consistent with my ideal? Then again, blame your reading comprehension, because did I even once, in any of my comments, recommend any AV? I merely shared my 6-year experience with various brands of AVs, which ended 4 years ago. And none of those comments praised any AV softwares. Instead they were all about criticising the flaws that I could not stand, then and now.
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Btw, just for your information: I have encountered countless adwares and malwares in the last few years, and I haven't formated C or reinstalled my OS for 4 years now. Also I don't install any anti-virus softwares at all, as they slow down the start-up process.
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and how does the malware execute itself then, if C is formatted and Windows freshly installed? ^^
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I've already answered Dragomania that: The user is prone to open a file again in the future, and if a malware is well-coded, it will choose a file that is most likely to be opened soon. Or maybe not only one files, but multiple files.
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first it was deep, deep in the file system, well hidden. now it's a file very likely to get executed by the user. ^^
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Your point is? It can be either way: a file that is well hidden in the system that can be triggered by another program that the user runs later on, e.g. an old image, or a file that is frequently used by the user, e.g. a portable software. Both ways mean the system will be infected again in the near future if the user just simply format C and reinstall Windows. This hasn't yet include the possibility that the user may have saved downloaded executables in other partitions, and he/she will soon enough run the malware again when he/she attempts to clean up some disk space.
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No, not for a very long time. Hiding in the boot sectors is easy now, and also to avoid formatting. The good news is that we are almost reaching government/military levels of infections, so no real worries there in real-life scenarios.
If you would have had a real infection, most likely a boot disk would have solved the problem. No need to reformat an OS now unless it gets too big and slow on its own. Not to mention that if you do that to an SSD, you are just gradually limiting its lifetime (to a small, but observable degree) with so many full system reinstalls.
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Thank you, before this thread I had no idea that formats and reinstalls did anything like that to my drives.
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Mechanical drives (HDDs) can take it usually; you can rewrite them billions of times, and usually the mechanical parts wear out and malfunction way before the disks themselves are rendered unusable. Reformatting decreases the lifespan of the head, but unless you do it weekly, a HDD still should live anywhere from 5 to 50 years.
SSDs are different, they can be written only a set amount of times. Again, it is more likely that the controller will malfunction before the drive itself reaches the end of its life, but even if the control circuit holds, after several years it will just become slow, then unreadable. Similarly how USB sticks (pendrives) age and die with usage.
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Well, a Trojan is just a program that makes it appear as something else before another program. If we go with strict semantics, for example ENB is a Trojan, since it fools games thinking it is the usual d3d9.dll, but in this case it injects new code (shaders) into the graphical engine.
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Another one of those "I want to be blacklisted" - Threads.
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Why? I think people know me well enough around here to know I have no bad intentions. I'm just asking a question in a community I care about because I'm scared since I'm not really informatically knowledgeable and I know that answers to this question would be of use to others. This is not some random forum where people who know nothing about it will share their opinions on the subject, but I know I'll get valuable info.
I did not set up my pc so I have no idea what's going on "behind the curtains".
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I did not set up my pc so I have no idea what's going on "behind the curtains".
Was it at least a trustworthy person ?
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Because some people probably blacklist you for having pirated software on your computer. Thats why.
I was no judgement on wether you should use pirated software or not but creating a thread about it (even if you didn't know about it little google search helps) will get you a few blacklists I guess.
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Well people here blacklist for all sorts of reasons and I prefer having a knowledgeable person answering my question to worrying about some police wannabe blacklisting me.
Yeah, I googled because I don't like making useless threads but, as I said, I came up with a variety of answers that no one could agree on.
Thank you for not judging, it's always lovely to meet a nice person around here. :)
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What did you actually google? The .exe name? If so you should have also googled the programs name from the parent directory which is KMSpico\Service_KMS.exe.
When I googled the program it showed me already that it is a Windows activator. A lot of cracks and stuff like that get false positives but are most likely to be alright.
Oh and thanks. Same view on that one ^^
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I googled the whole thing, as you wrote it "KMSpico\Service_KMS.exe."
It showed me too that it's something to do with Windows but, as I went further in depth with my research, it kept showing different explanations and I got scared. I blame CSI:Cyber for my paranoia. Just started watching it recently and it's already got me looking at my laptop suspiciously xD
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So you still refered to the.exe in your search ^^.
Tv shows are still shows :P Haven't had a look at that one. Is it any good?
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Yup. And I still have no idea why that was wrong. Why was it?
It's either ridiculous or I'm an even bigger noob when it comes to technology than I thought. xD
I like to think of it as a cross between Dawson's Creek, Medium and Star Trek xD
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Was not wrong at all but sometimes looking for the programm itself is good too :)
Haven't seen one of that either ^^
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Which one of those haven't you seen? I'm guessing Dawson's Creek and Medium. You couldn't possibly have not seen Star Trek, right? :D
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I am not a trekkie myself :D Seen a few episodes but not alot so I would not say I have realy watched it.
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Thank you for not judging, it's always lovely to meet a nice person around here. :)
But that not about you, Luxy. As i know, you hypocrite.
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Well, as I VERY rarely blacklist anyone I'm certain you earned your place on my BL.
I BL for reasons I've named several times, which I will not say now if you prefer me not to, because I don't want to make anyone else think of you as breaking one of my "rules".
I will also not get into an argument or name-calling since that won't do anyone any good.
I'll just say this- if you weren't someone who deserved to be on my blacklist you wouldn't be wanting/trying to start a fight right now.
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Don't want start discussion with you. I just leave some information.
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I can promise you that this part of the discussion did not get you into my BL since, as you see from my reply, I was more than happy to hear what you had to say.
If you thought, as it would appear that you did, that this was what got you BLed I can understand why you'd call me a hypocrite. Again, this was not what got you blacklisted. You can be sure that any civilized conversation with me never will get anyone blacklisted. I love hearing opposing views on any subject since it gives me a better view on the topic.
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Ok, if you want to think that that's what got you BLed (or at least present that to the community...) just go ahead and think that. If you ever want a normal discussion and, maybe apologize for what you actually did that got you BLed, I'm here. Or, if you'd prefer to keep it a bit less public, contact me through Steam. If you really care, I'll take the time to find those comments that got you BLed.
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Luxy is a scammer, she tried to charm me with her adorable dog pics (hugs for B.)
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Not only am I a scammer but this site is also a scam! Run! Run now! xD
B licked my ear when I delivered your hug, I'm guessing the lick was meant for you so consider yourself licked :D
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Dominance over her? Nah, she trained me too well to try and do that xD xD xD
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Ahahahhahaahaha xD xD xD
I do believe Bailey would sneeze in my mouth if I ever attempetd doing that xD
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I used to have lick fights with my dog when he was alive, i couldnt lick him because he starts to show me his teeth and lick me back xD
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I'm thinking about adopting a dog from the animal shelter nearby. It's a 10 years old german sheppard mix. He's so adorable and seems so lonely there. I went to meet him 3 days ago and he just wants for you to keep your hands on him. I'm still thinking about it because I'm totally broke and am afraid of how I'd be able to pay for his vet expenses (and I'm guessing he's gonna need a lot of help during his later years because of the low-quality food he's been eating). Not to mention the cost of feeding and providing everything Baily needs on top of that. But I don't have to eat, right? :D
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No luck finding a job yet? >.< We are on the same boat T.T
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crazy luxy close this before sg police wannabe arrives :3
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\o/
hide your pirated games and mp3, they are hereeeeee *panics*
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I have no pirated games (I know, I'm in shock too... Steam ruined my pirating life) and all of my mp3 are, under Croatian law, 100% legal.
You just gotta love the laws in the Balkans. Piracy if you're a private person and not running a business? Basically doesn't exist.
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You're welcome to anything you might like (except programmes) if you ever come to Croatia. The fact that you purchased a hard drive, a cd or any other unit that stores info and paid taxes for it in Croatia counts for all your future downloads.
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Huh, we have similar laws here in Canada. Downloading pirated software is fine but uploading it (so sharing that with others) is illegal. Actually watched a few pirated films when I was in high school during class (this was a Catholic shool mind you :P). The only main difference is that pirating here opens you up for lawsuits from the ip owners, but that is unlikely to ever happen.
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Hmm, pirated movie in school probably breaks different law through - "no public showings without authors/owner consent" :P
But then, maybe there is some "unless you're doing it for educational purposes" exception?
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Not sure if Star Wars during gym class is educational :P.
My school was shit and the gym was under repairs at the time. Since it was winter in Canada, going outside wasn't much of an option :P.
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Of course it is :D
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too late :X
sg polize, reformation and extermination services on the scene.
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Too late, I'm already here ;D
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Pirate Police weeeeoweeeoweeeeo
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xD your illegal version uses KMS_Pico to make sure your copy of windows is genuine, at least google this shite.
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Actually best thing to do is to upgrade to windows 10 I had the same copy of windows as you & now I have a legit copy.
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But you didn't download it from official microsoft site? If you did then do a format & everything will be alright
If you didn't then let the activator run, you'll have to do is I think every three months in order to have a proper cracked copy of windows.
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Upgraded pirated Windows 7/8 will upgrade into pirated Windows 10.
Now, did MS put some "after free download period, explode computer with pirated W10" code, we'll have to wait and see :P
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According to the VMs I tried this on, it is the standard Win8.1 non-genuine stuff: no backgrounds, a notification balloon constantly being there reminding of the non-genuine status. I cannot even tell if the updates work or not – security updates install on every Windows, not sure about the optional ones.
Apart from the big black background and the notification, it is not something you absolutely cannot live with. Still, KMS can get rid of even that… Probably this is why pirated Win10 ISOs come with it.
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I upgraded within the first week when Win10 came out from a cracked W8.1 & I got a legit copy of windows 10 now. I don't know if Win10 is still free as an upgrade tho.
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They still offer it, until July I think.
MS said they will upgrade pirated Win7/8 to Win10, but they will still be "pirated" Win10. No idea how it will end for users through...
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I googled but I got so many different opinions on it. Some swore it had nothing to do with the legitness of my Windows
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It does. KMSpico is the tool to bypass genuine check. If you remove it, the OS goes into non-genuine status. It looks scary, but since Win8.1, it is not that particularly threatening.
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Technically... you can just remove it. its not gonna do anything
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TORCH AND PITCHPORK FOR SALE......
about your queston . sorry that i have no idea about it. But i think you should just remove it , i doubt it do anything
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It already did a lot, I got my answer :)
And, trust me, there's a lot less people ready to take up torches and pitchforks around here than you might think. That's one of the main reasons I love this community and feel safe to come for help here.
But, thank you for sharing your advice with me, I know you didn't mean anything wrong by it and were trying to help. I appreciate it. <3
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Just take win10 for free...Go to download center and download your copy... ignore all key inputs, after couple of times they will activate...
There are soooooo many MAK keys for win7/8/8.1 out there so i don't see a point in cracked windows, just a little research is in hand...
KMS_Pico is not only for windows, it's for office also... and there are MAK keys for that also...
Ako trebaš pomoć javi se na steam ;)
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Anyone can make a KMSpico wrapper and name a file "Service_KMS.exe". Doesn't mean that's what it is. You shouldn't take application names at face value, especially if you didn't install the software it claims to be connected to.
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That's a good point. I guess I should take my laptop to the person who set it up so he can check what's really going on.
Thank you very much!
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On the other hand, many AV flag the standard KMS services as viruses and try to remove it.
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I have a copy of Win7, but it requires installing WinXP then doing an upgrade to Win7
loader is much more efficient, and big time saver
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The simple solution is to buy on ebay a legit key. I found it for less 10 euro...
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I never thought of using ebay for buying keys! Did you feel safe when you bought it? I mean, what's the way to prove that you didn't really get a working key if someone tries to scam you?
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I bought a lot of Windows 7,8 and 10 Keys on ebay. To avoid scammer I look seller feedback (someone have a thousand of positive feedback) and I pay only with PayPal.
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Did you ever have any problems when purchasing those keys?
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another place to get those windows keys are sites like kinguin or on reddit "microsoft software swap" never used them and I don't know about how legit or morally ok they are, but that's an option :3
If your laptop came with a windows 7 (or 8) license (sticker on the bottom) you can get a perfectly legit windows 10 copy :o
In the last versions of win10 your windows 7 key is enough to activate it without having the need to install win7 and upgrade from it
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https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/
Win 7 or 8 both free upgrade to Win 10. I have nfc why, in Croatia, you are using Chinese Window crack and Chinese antivirus. Despite what reviews say, 360 is worthless, every computer here in China uses it, and it is a top country for malware. PC's I use I discover are often infected with malware/viruses.
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I had no idea. Thank you. I'll make sure to find a better AV software.
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Get avast, currently it is rated the best among the free ones. The other usual contesters are AVG and avira, and this three trade back and forth on which to recommend. Currently avast is the winner.
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It's funny that the top three AVs actually all start with "AV".
I don't really recommend AVG. It used to be good, but when they switched to the new design, it became sluggish, sometimes unresponsive, and started to slow my computer down a lot.
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Top 3 free ones. The actual best are usually among BitDefender, Kaspersky, Norton, F-Secure, and sigh… McAffee. (Shocking, I know, but in the past 1-2 years McAffee started to actually work on the product and not just employ an army of lobbyists to bribe business executives to buy their shitty product for market percentages.)
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My experience years back with McAfee ensured that I would never touch it again :P
Kaspersky is pretty well-made, and the company does sometimes giveaway free 1-year activation code, so I occasionally use it when I get my hand on one of the codes.
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This is why they had to start working on the software now, because their infamy got to the point where no amount of marketing could mask the truth. Not to mention that they lost ground in the business segment when MSE and its business alternative was introduced: same non-existent protection with better integration, easier maintenance, and fraction of the cost.
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Thats why i use a Kaspersy, he never disappointed me :D
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If you know where the specific file is located you can upload it to VirusTotal Online Scanner and it will check the file with several anti-virus softwares for you. Feel free to link the result here so we can check it for you if you aren't sure about it.
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I was actually afraid of this when my mate said he'd install Windows for me so I decided to buy a copy of Windows instead xd
(From a trustworthy seller on eBay like someone else mentioned)
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Just gonna toss this out there... If you are currently on Windows 7 or 8 you can take advantage of the free upgrade to 10, and that will give you a legit version of 10 without the need for any activator software or anything.
That said, KMSpico is well known and safe.
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I'm already on Win10, but I was reading about that a bit and am considering going through the motions from 7/8 to get the legit 10.
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One thing about the "upgrade" to Windows 10.
The key is locked to your hardware.
Changing your hardware can mean that the key doesn't work any more. At the moment the "official" stance is changing the motherboard means your key doesn't work. Any other hardware should be ok. What that also means is if you upgrade to a new(er) motherboard and CPU you need to buy a new OS.
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Don't worry, it's just a crack/activator for windows, it's safe, just ignore it.
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Such a nice and straightforward anyswer. Thank you <3
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Trojan Remover is a software that specializes in detecting trojans....I've been using it for almost 15 years now.
It will give you a detailed description of the problem, and can fix it too.
I'm sorry I cannot help more.
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Thank you! I just scanned my laptop with Nod32 and Malwarebytes and they both say I'm nice and safe but I'll make sure to remember the one you linked for next time :)
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You're welcome!
Also, according to this link, the executable "Service_KMS" is considered a virus by most licensed AV engines.
I would check if your executable is the same size as the one in the link -- if it is, then I am 100% certain that it is a virus.
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OP, i don't know what else to tell you but YES IT IS A TROJAN.
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It's a Process that bypasses Windows Activation, that makes your copy of Windows look legit. It's not actually a trojan, but it's given that designation so anti-viral programs can look for it and remove it on detection.
Get a legit copy of windows. If you have a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 LEGALLY, install and activate that on your PC, and upgrade freely to Windows 10.
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So I just got a report from 360 Total Security that it detected a trojan. Instead of messing with it I went to google the name, since it seemed really familiar, and I ended up with very different opinions on it. Some say it's indeed a trojan and you need to get rid of it ASAP, others say it's not and to leave it be. Do you guys know what this actually is and should I remove it or think of it as another false-positive and let it be?
Thank you in advance for all your answers! <3
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