Harddrivediagnostic

This article provides informatio on how to delete hard drive diagnostic scam. Read this post if you are looking for details about the fake windows hard drive diagnostic scam.

The hdd diagnostic scam
The hard drive diagnostic scam causes infected computers to show alerts of fake hard drive, Windows registry and system errors. The hard drive diagnostic virus is actually a malware related to the defrag viruses that include the hdd scan and the disk doctor virus. This hard diagnostics scam is also called the hdd diagnostic virus.

How to remove hard drive diagnostic malware
hard drive diagmostic removal is necessary if your pc is compromised by this ransomware. Here's how to get rid of harddrivediagnostic:
1. Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete).
2. Click on the Processes tab.
3. Click to highlight [SET OF RANDOM NUMBERS].exe, e.g. 1254875695.exe, aVdfrGdkeF.exe and click End Task. If it asks you “Are you sure you want to terminate the process?” click yes. This will stop Hard Drive Diagnostic.
4. Click to highlight explorer.exe and end it too. Then click the File -> “New Task (Run…)” from the menu on the bottom right. Type in explorer.exe and click OK.
5. Open directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp (in Windows 2000/XP)
C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\Temp (in Windows Vista & Windows 7)
Delete all files from this directory.
NOTE: Local Settings folder is hidden by default so you will have to change folder options to see hidden files.

6. Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware and run a full system scan.

NOTE: in some cases the rogue program may block anti-malware software. Before saving the selected program onto your computer, you may have to rename the installer to iexplore.exe or winlogon.exe With all of these tools, if running Windows 7 or Vista they MUST be run as administrator. Launch the program and follow the prompts. Don’t forget to update the installed program before scanning.