By Jim

Remove HDD Scan
Updated on Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Defragmenting your hard drive is often the best way to speed up your computer. There’s the basic defragmenter that’s often found on most machines, but a quite a few people choose to use optimized defragmenting programs so as to speed up the process. Nowadays, though, you should take particular care when you’re downloading and installing any of these programs, because several malware are already masquerading as legitimate software to sneak on to your computer.

A good example of this trend is the program calling itself HDD Scan. What HDD Scan does is to run a system scanner and pretend to find errors on your computer. It will then offer to fix these errors. There’s a catch though – this repair offer does not free; you will have to buy the supposedly “full” version so that the program can fix these fake “errors”.

The price for the full version is pretty high – mostly because this is a scam being run by hackers. Your payment will just give you a registration code that will disable HDD Scan and do nothing else. If you don’t buy the full version, this piece of malware will keep on pestering you with fake warning until you give in. It’s best to just get it out of your system, as soon as possible. To find out how, read on.

What if Virus Will Not Let You Open Spyware Doctor or Blocks The Internet?

1. 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)
2. Rename the file iexplorer.exe
3. Restart your Computer in Safe Mode with Networking (keep tapping F8 while your system boots up)
4. Launch Internet Explorer, click on Tools and then Internet Options.
5. Click on the Connections tab and select LAN Options
6. Uncheck the box Use a Proxy Server For Your LAN and click OK
7. Launch iexplorer.exe (Spyware Doctor)
8. Update Malware Definitions and click Start Scan
9. Click the Fix Checked button and remove HDD Scan
   

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Symptoms Of Infection

• Your computer is acting slow. HDD Scan slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.

• You are getting pestered with pop ups. HDD Scan 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 HDD Scan infection.

Dangers Of Infection

Viruses like HDD Scan 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 HDD Scan 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 HDD Scan Processes

Delete HDD Scan Files

Remove HDD Scan Registry Files

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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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