KMSpico - what is it?

KMSpico - Illegal tool for Windows products

KMSpico is software that "crackes" or unlocks a number of Microsoft products.

According to the law, you are not allowed to use the tool, because you bypass Windows copy protection.
If you find the "KMSpico" subfolder in the "... \% ProgramFiles% \" folder, the operating system or the installed Office products may have been activated illegally.
In most cases, your anti-virus software recognizes the "KMSpico" subfolder and the files it contains as malware.
If you do not know which source KMSpico comes from, it is also difficult to say whether the tool is loaded with malware. You should definitely remove KMSpico.

There are several methods to remove the software. Go through all the points.

Follow the instructions below and find the "KMSpico" program in the list to be uninstalled. If there is one, uninstall it.
Then shut down the PC and restart it in Safe Mode. Learn how to do this on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.
Right-click the Windows Start button to open an Explorer window. Enter "% programfiles%" in the address line and confirm your entry by pressing the Enter key.
Navigate to the KMSpico folder and delete the folder (if it still exists).
Then press the combination "Windows key + R". Enter "regedit" in the address line and confirm again with the Enter key.
Click on the navigation to the folder "HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \". Check the subdirectories "Run", "RunOnce" and "RunServices" for entries with the name "KMSpico". If you find any, delete them with a right click.
Then change to the directory "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \" and check the folders "Run", RunOnce ", " RunOnceEx ", " RunServices "and" RunServicesOnce "for suspicious entries. You can also check these if necessary . Clear.
Then start the PC. KMSpico should now be removed from the PC. You may have to reinstall legally purchased Office products.
If you want to be on the safe side, you should reload Windows.

Antivirus software, such as Windows Defender, classify KMSpico as a virus and try to delete the software immediately. But is this really a danger?

Since KMSpico is able to change system files on your computer, it is considered a danger for the computer and is therefore identified as a virus.
However, it is theoretically neither a virus nor a Trojan: Microsoft is simply trying to prevent illegal activation and is therefore using Windows Defender as a copy protection measure.
Nevertheless, it does not mean that you cannot harm your computer: There are many alleged versions of this tool on the Internet that are offered by different websites. Most of it is a virus that is offered to you as "KMSpico", but only harms your computer.
Thus, you are very likely to put your computer at high risk as you cannot be sure that it is a harmless version of the tool.
So you should rather do without the tool: on the one hand, so that you do not harm your computer, and on the other hand, because you can be punished for bypassing the copy protection.

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