By Jim
Updated on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
Everyone who’s a bit computer-savvy knows that a defragging a hard drive is one of the best ways to make sure the data on it is safe and easy to access. However, nowadays, there’s a piece of rogue software that calls itself a defragmenter, but actually is nothing but malware. Quick Defragmenter sneaks in to your computer via fake video codecs and flash updates. If it has somehow managed to infiltrate your system, you’ll be surprised one day by a popup from a program that you don’t remember installing.
The popup is supposedly an alert that your computer is suffering from stability and performance issues. You’ll probably have a difficult time of it as this malware keeps on showing alerts of problems that aren’t actually happening. Messages like your hard drive isn’t being detected or some critical error has been found by the program are what you can expect. What does this piece of scareware want? Well, it says that it can cure all of your computer’s “problems” if you just buy its licensed version. With the exorbitant price placed on it, it’s nothing more than an extortion scheme. If you’ve encountered pop-ups from Quick Defragmenter, you’ll need to get it off your system fast. To find out the best way to do it, 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 Quick Defragmenter
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Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Quick Defragmenter slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Quick Defragmenter 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 Quick Defragmenter infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Quick Defragmenter 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 Quick Defragmenter 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 Quick Defragmenter Processes
winsp2up.exe
Delete Quick Defragmenter Files
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Quick Defragmenter.lnk
%Temp%\[random]
%Temp%\[random].bmp
%Temp%\[random].exe
%Temp%\winsp2up.exe
%Temp%\winsp2upd.dll
%Temp%\dfrg
%Temp%\dfrgr
%Temp%\[random].dll
Remove Quick Defragmenter Registry Files
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “winsp2up.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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