Manual Removal Guide for Fraud.HDDDefragmenter

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The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Fraud.HDDDefragmenter" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• malware
• rogue

Description:

Fraud.HDDDefragmenter claims to be a system tool that is able to repair a harddrive. When it is installed to the computer it finds a lot of harmless entries in order to frighten the user and make him buy a license to get the issue fixed.​

Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Important: There are more desktop links that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Start Menu:

Important: There are more start menu items that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Autorun:

Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

• A file with an unknown location named "Anti_Bsod_Installer.exe".
• The file at "<$COMMONDESKTOP>\HDD Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$COMMONDESKTOP>\Smart Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\HDD Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Smart Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$LOCALSETTINGS>\Temp\<$REGMATCH1>".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\HDD Defragmenter\HDD Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\HDD Defragmenter\Uninstall HDD Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Smart Defragmenter\Smart Defragmenter.lnk".
• The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Smart Defragmenter\Uninstall Smart Defragmenter.lnk".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.HDDDefragmenter uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

• The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\HDD Defragmenter".
• The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Smart Defragmenter".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Fraud.HDDDefragmenter uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.