Smart HDD


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Title: Smart HDD
Type: Ransomware

Remove Smart HDD. Removal instructions

 
Also known as: SmartHDD, S.M.A.R.T. HDD
Severity scale:  (68 / 100)

 

Smart HDD is a rogue optimization and defragmentation program. It reports false information about hard drive errors and system failures to make you think that your computer has numerous errors and problems. Then it will state that you can only fix found errors of you purchase HDD Rescue. That’s what a typical rogue program does, it uses misleading methods to trick users into paying for useless software. HDD Rescue is promoted through the use of Trojans and misleading websites. If you find that your computer in infected with this malware, please use our removal instructions below to remove HDD Rescue and other malware from your computer manually or with an automatic removal tool.

Once installed, Smart HDD will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. It will display fake error messages when you attempt to launch programs. The message that you will see when you attempt run a program is:

Windows detected a hard drive problem.
A hard drive error occurred while starting the application.

It will pretend to scan your computer for errors and then will state that there are a variety of errors that it cannot fix until you purchase the program. As this program is a scam do not be scared into purchasing the program when you see its alerts. The text of some of the alerts you may see include:

Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.

 

Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.

 

Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.

As you can see, this program is absolutely useless. Do not purchase Smart HDD for any reason, and if you already have, please contact your credit card company and dispute the charge. To remove this infection and related malware, please follow the steps in the guide below. We strongly recommend you to use an automatic removal tool because Smart HDD may come bundled with rootkits and other malware.

Related files: [random].exe, [random].dll, dfrg, dfrgr, .exe, Smart HDD.lnk, Uninstall Smart HDD.lnk

Smart HDD properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Smart HDD removal video:


Smart HDD snapshot:

Automatic Smart HDD removal:

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SpyHunter is recommended remover to uninstall Smart HDD.
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Note:
Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention,
please read manul removal instructions below.

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Smart HDD manual removal:

Kill processes:
[random].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random]”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe”

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
%Temp%\\[random].exe %Temp%\\[random].dll %Temp%\\dfrg %Temp%\\dfrgr %Temp%\\ .exe %UserProfile%\\Desktop\\Smart HDD.lnk %UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Smart HDD\\ %UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Smart HDD\\Smart HDD.lnk %UserProfile%\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Smart HDD\NINSTALL SMART HDD.LNK

HELP:
HOW TO REMOVE HARMFUL FILES

DELETE DIRECTORIES:
%TEMP%\[RANDOM]

INFORMATION ADDED: 2010-12-14 03:13:51
INFORMATION UPDATED: 2012-04-06 10:51:07
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