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Published Dec 20, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

HackTool:MSIL/Wpakill.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: not-a-virus:Crack.RemoveWAT (Kaspersky) Crack-WindowsWGA.a (McAfee) CRCK_REMOVEWAT (Trend Micro) RemoveWAT (other)

Summary

HackTool:MSIL/Wpakill.A is a program written in .NET that is used to remove Windows Activation Technologies (WAT), a Microsoft Windows technology used to identify unauthorized or pirated copies of Windows installations. Wpakill is used to remove WAT for the purpose of retaining genuine status, activating the illegal Windows copy and installing Windows updates.

Programs designated as Hacktool are generally installed intentionally by a computer user. Deleting the installed components will remove it. Alternatively, to detect and remove this software, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:

For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.

 
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