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PUA:Win32/Patcher
Aliases: not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.RPCHook.a (Kaspersky) RDN/Generic PUP.z (McAfee) a variant of MSIL/HackTool.IdleKMS.E potentially unsafe application (ESET) KMS Activator (Sophos) CRCK_KMS (Trend Micro) Application.Hacktool.LK (BitDefender) Hacktool (Symantec)
Summary
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- Brazil
- China
- Spain
- Mexico
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
You should contact your IT representative or network administrator to find how you can install legitimate programs while connected to your network.
