Should I block it?

98%
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reason:
Multiple malware detections

VersionsAdditional versions

9e970 31.25%
bca43 37.50%
82865 25.00%
94014 6.25%
(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
Child process

kmservice.exe

Remove kmservice.exe
MD5:   bca43e19e7013331d99ff788ea6b42a0
SHA1:   01c7d28e8828a91c27ffe0f1155cfa835fa6d703
SHA256:   b075602cf6bcb3284c44a640daffa49cc5aa8f469a20e4b242f2dde85fcb4dbe
Warning 15 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

Overview

kmservice.exe is malware that executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent srvany.exe. This is typically installed with the program Microsoft Office Professional 2o1O Arabic X86 published by S.a.c.c.

DetailsDetails

File name:kmservice.exe
Typical file path:C:\windows\kmservice.exe
Size:148 KB (151,552 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
S.a.c.c
1% remove

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 15 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
Agnitum 5.5.1.3 HackTool.Keygen!0MY2AQ6aVKo
AVG 2014.0.3629 Crack.CO
Comodo Internet Security 15941 ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Keygen.~a
ESET NOD32 7.8230 a variant of Win32/HackKMS.A
Fortinet 5.0.43.0 Riskware/HackKMS
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/Keygen.C.gen!Eldorado
Ikarus T3.1.4.0.0 not-a-virus.Activator.Windows
K7GW 12.7.0.8 Trojan
Malwarebytes 1.70.0.9 RiskWare.Tool.CK
eScan by MicroWorld 12.0.250.0 not-a-virus.Activator.Windows (ES)
Norman 7.00.22 Suspicious_Gen2.BTZDE
Sophos 4.87.0 Troj/Keygen-DX
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 HKTL_KEYGEN
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 HKTL_KEYGEN
VIPRE Antivirus 16882 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00012530%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005510%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007021%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:85,816 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,054/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.2 MB
Private (minimum):2.34 MB
Non-paged memory:1.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:23.92 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):25.67 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.61 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.21 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,489/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:200 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:74
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\windows\kmservice.exe
  • C:\windows\kmsem\kmservice.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:srvany.exe

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 43.75%
Windows 8 Pro 31.25%
Windows 7 Enterprise 12.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 6.25%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.25%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Brazil installs about 12.50% of kmservice.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 22.22%
Dell 22.22%
ASUS 22.22%
Hewlett-Packard 11.11%
Alienware 11.11%
GIGABYTE 11.11%
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