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HDD Defragmenter

Posted: November 2, 2010

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 110
First Seen: November 2, 2010
OS(es) Affected: Windows

HDD Defragmenter is a phony hard drive optimizer disguised as a legitimate application. HDD Defragmenter is secretly installed onto a PC before bombarding the desktop with fake alerts and reports claiming it can do all sorts of things to optimize your hard drive. Victims of HDD Defragmenter are coerced into purchasing its so-called licensed version in order to make use of this offer. Of course this is a scam and victims that encounter notifications from HDD Defragmenter should use a legitimate malware removal tool to remove this rogueware completely.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%TEMP%\winsp1up.exe File name: winsp1up.exe
Size: 461.82 KB (461824 bytes)
MD5: 47183ca1cd1604af1e901952be7669c8
Detection count: 37
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 2, 2010
%TEMP%\winsp1up.exe File name: winsp1up.exe
Size: 461.31 KB (461312 bytes)
MD5: 74b822c46c64f1f0c29634a1b1ae75d5
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 2, 2010
%TEMP%\winsp1up.exe File name: winsp1up.exe
Size: 491 KB (491008 bytes)
MD5: 88414b5d27c0595f9c210032b679335c
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 2, 2010
%TEMP%\winsp1up.exe File name: winsp1up.exe
Size: 461.82 KB (461824 bytes)
MD5: 645e67563a96fe3dee08f5e8ae9c63da
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 2, 2010
%TEMP%\winsp1up.exe File name: winsp1up.exe
Size: 491 KB (491008 bytes)
MD5: 50b6633512033b860dd39a9dcfed72b7
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 2, 2010
%TEMP%\winsp1up.exe File name: winsp1up.exe
Size: 491 KB (491008 bytes)
MD5: 8170012a2080c8400882ddf3393117f8
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 2, 2010

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:
# Message
1"System Error!
Exe file is corrupted and can't be run. Hard drive scan required.
Scan Hard Drive"

"Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk."

"Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive."

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