Hdd Help Virus

One of the symptoms of this fake defrag hdd help virus is that you will notice that you are constantly bombarded by windows hdd help security alerts. If you are searching google for information on hddhelp malware, this is article that you must read. This post also gives info on how to remove hdd help malware from an infected computer.

The fake hdd help virus
The "hdd help" virus also called as the hdd recover virus, is a sister malware of fake defragmentor tools that include the Smart HDD virus. This hdd help fake program will manipulate your computer so as to make it show "hdd help" malware - generated popups. This is to deceive you to buy a full version or the registration key of the HDDhelp program that it promotes. This hdd help defrag tool, however, cannot optimize efficiency of your computer.



How to get rid of the hdd help virus:
Reboot your hddhelp virus infected computer in “Safe Mode with Networking. Do this by restarting your PC and pressing the F8 key after hearing your computer beep on startup. Once the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe mode with networking and then press ENTER.

Download, save and run the ATF Cleaner by Atribune. Under Main choose, Select All & click the Empty Selected button. Download Malwarebytes to use as hdd help virus 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 anti malware 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 computer if prompted.

* When completed, a log will open in Notepad. The virus and the hdd help popup should now be gone. Should you meet problems, check out this link: Malwarebytes wont run.