Help with a friends PC

[juan.andres312]

So a friend went to a local store to build a PC and install windows on it, as far as I know they activated it with some tool they downloaded from the internet, I told him to buy a licence, so he did, but the AV pops up saying there are two files SECOH-QAD.exe and SECOH-QAD.DLL and I don't know how to remove them, please help.

 

[COLGeek]

Those are files used by KMSPico to pirate Windows.

http://www.tensbit.com/2015/10/what-is-secoh-qadexe-or-secoh-qaddll.html

I would go to Microsoft and get a legit download and re-install the OS completely with the product key your friend purchased.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Tom's Hardware does not support any form of software piracy. None. Period.

 

[juan.andres312]

Those are files used by KMSPico to pirate Windows.

http://www.tensbit.com/2015/10/what-is-secoh-qadexe-or-secoh-qaddll.html

I would go to Microsoft and get a legit download and re-install the OS completely with the product key your friend purchased.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Tom's Hardware does not support any form of software piracy. None. Period.

Thanks for answering, how do I reinstall it completely i've done a lot of installs but not reinstalls, Also I dont support piracy either, but when you live in small towns with no official technical support, people trust blindly and they get piracy software.

 

[COLGeek]

Download the Windows install media from the Microsoft link above. The site will walk you through the process.

Then boot with the DVD or USB drive used from this process. Just install like doing from scratch on a new system. There is no way to trust what may/may not be on the system running the pirated Windows install, so wipe it all.

 

[juan.andres312]

Download the Windows install media from the Microsoft link above. The site will walk you through the process.

Then boot with the DVD or USB drive used from this process. Just install like doing from scratch on a new system. There is no way to trust what may/may not be on the system running the pirated Windows install, so wipe it all.

One more question, he has two hard drives on his pc, the one with windows will always appear as drive 0 and the other one, which has photos and stuff like that, will appear as drive 1 right? looking forward for an answer, thank you in andvanced

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, you should be able to distinguish between drives. If it was me, I would disconnect the drive with the "photos and stuff" until after Windows was installed on the other HDD.