HDD Tools

A telltale sign that a PC is infected by the fake defrag hdd tools virus are the windows hdd tools security alerts. If your PC has the hddtools malware, this post also gives info on how to remove hdd tools malware from an infected computer.

The fake hdd tools virus
The "hdd tools" virus also called as the hdd tool virus, is a sister malware of fake defragmentor tools HDD help and HDD repair. This hdd tools fake program will cause infected computer systems to flash "hdd tools" malware - generated popups so as to deceive computer users to get the full version or the registration key of the HDDtools program that it promotes. This hdd tools defrag tool, however, cannot optimize efficiency of your computer.



How to get rid of the hdd tools virus:
Reboot your hddtools 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 tools 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 tools popup should now be gone. Should you meet problems, check out this link: Malwarebytes wont run.