By Jim
Updated on Friday, December 17th, 2010
Whenever you suddenly see a popup alert on your computer that comes out of nowhere, be on guard. If the message comes from a program that you don’t know, then you’ve probably become infected by malware. There has been a recent trend for malware to pretend that it is helpful software while infecting PCs.
They usually enter systems through Trojan programs or via infected websites. When they’ve managed to install themselves in your system, they start giving you very frightening alerts – telling you that there’s something wrong with your computer. A prime example of this is the piece of rogue software known as “Disk Doctor”.
When Disk Doctor manages to install itself on your system, it will start blocking anti-malware programs and other utilities so it can remain undetected. Afterwards, it will perform fake scans of your system and alert you to supposed problems. The usual alert from it is that you’re having problems on your hard drive. That’s very frightening for any computer user – which is what it wants to do.
Disk Doctor is scareware and it wants to scare you until you but its “full version” to remove your computer’s errors. However, all those alerts are fake and a result of the program’s interference with your system. You need to be rid of it as quickly as possible. To find out more, read on.
What if Virus Will Not Let You Open Spyware Doctor or Blocks The Internet?
- Download Spyware Doctor and save to your Desktop (if you cannot download then bookmark this page and skip to Step 3 to restore your internet)
- Rename the file iexplorer.exe
- Restart your Computer in Safe Mode with Networking (keep tapping F8 while your system boots up)
- Launch Internet Explorer, click on Tools and then Internet Options.
- Click on the Connections tab and select LAN Options
- Uncheck the box Use a Proxy Server For Your LAN and click OK
- Launch iexplorer.exe (Spyware Doctor)
- Update Malware Definitions and click Start Scan
- Click the Fix Checked button and remove Disk Doctor
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Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Disk Doctor slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Disk Doctor infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.
- Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious Disk Doctor infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Disk Doctor will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.
Some Disk Doctor infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.
How To Remove Infection Manually
Uninstall Disk Doctor Processes
Delete Disk Doctor Files
%TempDir%\[random].exe
%TempDir%\[random].dll
%TempDir%\dfrg
%TempDir%\dfrgr
%Desktop%\Disk Doctor.lnk
%Programs%\Disk Doctor\Disk Doctor.lnk
%Programs%\Disk Doctor\Uninstall Disk Doctor.lnk
Remove Disk Doctor Registry Files
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe”
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Warning! If Spyware Doctor is blocked by the virus then run your system in safe mode and try again. To do this reboot your system and tap F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up. Then run Spyware Doctor as normal. If this doesn’t work try renaming the Spyware Doctor EXE file.
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