How to Remove HDD Tools Fake Security Program?
HDD Tools (also referred as HDD Tool or HDDTools) is a new variant of fake defragmenter family as Smart HDD, HDD Rescue and HDD Help malware. No different from its predecessors, HDD Tools makes your computer a mess. It intentionally triggers deceptive alerts denoting “potential” threats on your computer. Besides, to further convince you, it runs its counterfeit scanner which later reports that “hard drive can t be found”, urgent RAM memory issues and other system malfunctions. The reason why HDD Tools reports so many problems is that it wants you to purchase its licensed version and cheat you out of money. Thus, HDD Tools won t let go any chance to persuade you to buy its license and you will encounter some web page asking you to provide your billing information and get its license. Be aware that HDD Tools is not worth buying, since it has no ability to scan and optimize your computer. Instead, it only scares you and rip you off. To make the removal smooth, you need to restart your computer and hit F8 Key into “Safe Mode with Networking”. After that, go ahead to remove HDD Tools with the removal tips provided.
Note: If you are not proficient with computer, it is suggested that you backup your registry before manually removing HDD Tools Virus. And double check the entries that you are going to delete, or your computer can not work for missing some files.
So it is recommended to remove the virus automatically:
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HDD Tools Virus Manual Removal
1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.
2. Open Task Manager and end the processes of HDD Tools Virus.
3. Click Start button and click Run
4. Type in regedit and run it.
5. Find and delete the following registry files of HDD Tools Virus:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “[random]“
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “[random].exe”
6. Show all hidden files so as to completely delete HDD Tools Virus.
7. Click View tab and select Show files and folders and save the changes.
8. Search your hard disk and delete the following files HDD Tools Virus:
%Temp%[random]
%Temp%[random].exe
%Temp%[random].dll
%Temp%dfrg
%Temp%dfrgr
%Documents and Settings%[User_Name]DesktopHDD Tools.lnk
%Documents and Settings%[User_Name]Start MenuProgramsHDD Tools
%Documents and Settings%[User_Name]Start MenuProgramsHDD ToolsHDD Tools.lnk
%Documents and Settings%[User_Name]Start MenuProgramsHDD ToolsUninstall HDD Tools.lnk
How to Delete a Virus Manually
Please, be aware that manual removal of HDD Tools virus is a cumbersome task and can not always ensure complete removal of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. That is why it is strongly recommended automatic removal of HDD Tools virus, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.
Automatic HDD Tools virus Removal:
This Automatic HDD Tools virus Removal Tool will fast and completely detect and delete all associated malicious components to save your time and hassle.
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