Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter is a rogue program related which is also related to HDD Plus, HDD Diagnostic and Disk Doctor. These fake system optimizers are designed by malicious hackers to pilfer money from unwary computer users.
The scare tactics start by bombarding the system with fake system alerts claiming the computer is infected with all sorts of malware. Do not be fooled by this, it is an attempt to convince users to purchase Disk Defragmenter, which is infact a fake product. Disk Defragmenter will not help your system, it will cause you more problems. Other symptoms include a slower system performance, computer files appearing and disappearing and weak malware removers will be deactivated.
Disk Defragmenter is part of a cyber scam and will only bring harm to the targeted system. Disk Defragmenter will not remove any threats from you PC as it is a useless product.
Manual removal of this rogue will prove to be quite difficult. Experts recommend using a reliable malware remover to make sure Disk Defragmenter is terminated from the system.
File System Modifications
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name 1 %Desktop%\Disk Defragmenter.lnk 2 %Programs%\Disk Defragmenter 3 %Programs%\Disk Defragmenter\Disk Defragmenter.lnk 4 %Programs%\Disk Defragmenter\Uninstall Disk Defragmenter.lnk 5 %TempDir%\[random] 6 %TempDir%\[random].exe 7 %TempDir%\dfrg 8 %TempDir%\dfrgr
Registry Modifications
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
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