HDD Rescue is promoted as a diagnostic and repair tool but it was identified to be another rogue or fake during an examination done by security providers. HDD Rescue is just part of a large group of fake hard drive defragmenters that are being spread via malicious means. This unwanted software can be acquired when users have executed any links or prompts from various web sites that were established to hosts the installation files of HDD Rescue.
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Remove Security Shield (Fake AV)
Security Shield is a rogue anti-virus program that aggressively displays reports of fake security threats found on the computer. This malware also issues pop-up false alerts and warning messages to make computer users believe that the system is under virus attack. Other than that, Security Shield malware runs a scan on every Windows start-up. This scan mimics the actions of genuine antivirus program; however, results you may see on this fake tool are false.
Remove PCoptimizer 2010
PCoptimizer 2010 is a fake computer tool that falls into the category of rogue program. Computer security experts found scam activities on this software. Trojans are also utilized to spread this malware online. PCoptimizer 2010 or PC Optimizer 2010 uses various techniques to make users believe that there are viruses, system errors and registry errors on the computer.
Remove HDD Diagnostics
HDD Diagnostics is a bogus program that spreads over the Internet. Unlike the previously released and most-hated fake program, HDD Diagnostics is not pretending to be an anti-virus software, instead, it represent itself as a tool to resolve computer’s hard disk drive errors and software troubles. This potentially unwanted program is part of the same group who also created WinHDD and HDDControl.
Remove Hard Drive Diagnostic
Hard Drive Diagnostic or HD Diagnostic virus will disguise itself as an optimization tool for Windows that can fix local disks problems. Also, this malware will pretend to be a program that can protect hard drives, files, programs, and system files. With the presence of Hard Drive Diagnostic, you PC’s performance and stability is assured. That is how it is promoted, but security experts oppose it saying that the program is worthless.
Get rid of WinHDD
WinHDD with an alias Win HDD is a virus or commonly called as rogue software for Windows. This program is member of a large group of fake hard disk drive optimization tool that keeps on spreading bearing a new name on each attack. All variants of this malware has similar graphical user interface and will disguise as “PC Performance & Stability Analysis Report”. It will display fake scan results that advise victims to utilize this tool on a faulty computer.
Remove HDD Control
Having HDD Control ( HDDControl ) in the computer is just like having contaminated with a potentially unwanted program. This is because HDD Control virus will never have a positive effect once installed on the computer. It is just part of a large group of programs that pretends to be a computer optimization tool. This is not the same legitimate program that was developed by Ashampoo, instead it was found out to be related to CheckDisk and UltraDefragger. When installed on the computer, user will experience a pop-up of alert messages sending false reports on a number of errors detected and requires to run a defragmentation of the hard drive. Unexpectedly, defragmentation cannot be run with the current installation, it will prompt to purchase the registration key first.
Vista Internet Security
Vista Internet Security with variants of Vista Internet Security 2011 is virus that will promote itself as an AV software for computers running under the platform of Windows Vista. Vista Internet Security will excessively provide alerts and messages to deceive its victim that presence of virus is detected on the computer. An advise to remove the threats will constantly appear but compromised users must obtain the paid version of Vista Internet Security first. When Windows is started, common changes one may observe is the automatic launch of its own virus scanner. Bunch of threats will be displayed but in reality none of those detected exists. This is just an scare tactics usually employed by rogue developers to be able to help in selling the useless program. One of the fake warning message is as follow:
Remove CheckDisk
CheckDisk or sometimes called as Check Disk Virus, is another unsafe program from the same family of fake Windows tools. CheckDisk will camouflage itself as optimization software to fix computer errors particularly those that were found related to hard disk and system performance.
XP Internet Security
XP Internet Security, sometimes called as XP Internet Security 2011 will spread violently on computers by means of a Trojan. As of this writing, most of the installed anti-virus program will not see it coming. XP Internet Security is still undetectable because it uses a rootkit technology where it can conceal itself from legitimate system files, making it hidden to most antivirus products.