Keygen.exe - what is it and is it dangerous?

In this practical tip, we explain what the keygen.exe file is and whether it is dangerous.

keygen.exe: what is it?

• Keygen.exe is an executable file (.exe) developed by Code Systems Corporation for the Windows operating system.
• It is an application virtualization that was developed for the creation of mobile applications and digital distribution.
• Keygen.exe is not a Windows system file.
• Viruses or Trojans often hide behind the file name.

Is keygen.exe dangerous?

Whether and how dangerous keygen.exe is for your computer depends on the directory in which it is located and how large it is.

• Usually it is located in a subdirectory of "C: \ Users \ USERNAME". The file here is either 44544 bytes or 200704 bytes in size. In this directory, 38 percent of the file is considered suspicious.
• Find keygen.exe in a subfolder of "C: \ Program Files", it has a 26 percent chance of being dangerous. Here the file is either 180224 bytes or 898048 bytes. If keygen.exe can be found here, it can read keyboard entries.
• 82 percent of the file is suspicious if it is in the Windows Temp directory. There it has a file size of 2691584 bytes. From here, the file can change, extend, or manipulate other programs.
• If keygen.exe is in the "C: \ Windows \ System32" directory, you can be 100 percent sure that it is a virus. At this location, it has a size of 401933 bytes.

Remove keygen.exe - Here's how

• The keygen.exe file is not a Windows system file and can therefore be removed. If you suspect that a virus is hidden behind it, you should definitely remove it from your PC.
• The free Malwarebytes tool does this for you. You can find detailed instructions on how to remove viruses with the program in this practical tip.

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