HDD Defrag virus

What is hdd defragmenter? The hdd defragmenter virus is a clone of other fake defrag programs that masquerade as legitimate softwares. The hdd defragment virus may fool you into believing that there are system errors in your computer and that a defragmentation is required.

Symptoms of the hdd defragmentation virus
How do you know that your computer has the hdd defragmenter malware? Signs that your PC has been infected by the hdd defragment virus may include constant popups and browser redirects. This clone of the fake quick defragmenter virus may also prevent you from accessing the internet. You must remove hdd defrag malware from your compromised PC since this HDD Defrag virus can disrupt your computer and browsing activities.

How to get rid of hdd defragmenter virus
The virus defragment can be an annoying program but you can still get rid of this hdd fragmenter virus. You can use Malwarebytes as an hdd defragmenter removal tool. Here's how to remove hdd defrag infection:

* Reboot your fake hdd defragmenter infected computer in Safe mode with networking.

* Download and save ATF Cleaner by Atribune. Start ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program. Under Main choose: Select All and click the Empty Selected button.

* Malwarebytes is getting recognized as a reliable fake antivirus removal tool and you can download this program and use as an HDD Defragmenter removal tool.
* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:

Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

* Click Finish.
* If an update is found, Malbytes hdd defragment removal tool will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. Reboot your hdd defragmentation virus infected computer if prompted.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad. The virus hdd defrag should now be gone.
11/10/2010