Why is KernelFaultCheck dumprep 0 -k in MSCONFIG Startup? http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/03/04/... You noticed that there is a new startup item KernelFaultCheck with the command dumprep 0 -u or dumprep 0 -k in System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG). Is dumprep.exe a virus and how did it get into into my startup programs? Why even after removing dumprep.exe from startup, it comes back automatically? Here's how to permanently remove dumprep.exe.