This fake message (popup) comes up on PCs infected with fake hard drive defragmenters, such as Smart HDD and Data Recovery that appeared yesterday with its new interface. These two rogues aim to scare users with the bunch of untrue information about their computer, and surely it is scary indeed for people who don’t even realize they’re dealing with a hoax. The program doesn’t ask for one’s permission to enter the machine. It comes without invitation, moreover, it immediately tunes up the PC to be suitable for implementation of its malicious plots. For example, it blocks running of Task Manager (to prevent your attempt to terminate it). Additionally, the malware modifies your PC in order to be started automatically together with every system startup (OS launching). The next step is when the hoax finally unveils the completeness of its evil intentions.
Smart HDD & Data Recovery (or another similar fake system optimizer) start notifying users of various computer problems, primarily having to do with system, memory and hard drive issues. So, the chances are that this message quoted below may appear too. It says this:
Critical Error – Drive sector not found error
Even though there can be such problem in real lifecycle of some particular computer, this is a fake warning originated by fake program that knows nothing about fixing all relevant computer troubles. The rogue was designed solely for the goal of scaring users with the bunch of untrue facts about the state of your PC and then to prompt you into buying its so-called licensed version, but it is not able to actually redeem your PC from real computer malfunctions. Moreover, this rogue creates the bunch of problems, in particular, it hides the majority of your data (files) and even relocated it to other folders that aren’t known to general users. So, if this Trojan agent attacked your PC and keeps scaring you with many fake warnings similar to the one described in this article, make sure to ignore them all and to remove this malware as described below.
Fake HDD error screenshot:
Guidelines to restore your system after fake HDD (rogue) program:
- Guide to remove malicious (virus) application that causes such fake notice to appear – http://www.deletevirus.net/remove-smart-hdd-virus/
- Guide to restore your missing (hidden) files and folders manually – http://www.deletevirus.net/how-to-restore-files-missing-because-of-virus/
