‘svchost.exe – Corrupt Disk’ Fake Alert

'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert is a fake Windows Taskbar alert that tries to convince you that your PC is suffering from hardware problems – much like similar fake pop-ups that include 'System message – Error Seek', 'Critical Hard Disk Drive Error', Hard Drive Failure alert, 'explorer.exe – Corrupt Disk' fake alert, 'System Error. Hard Disk failure detected', 'System message – Write Fault Error' and similar pop-ups are indications of your PC being infected by a rogue defragger from the FakeSysdef family, which SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend disabling and deleting immediately. Due to their inability to detect or fix real hardware problems, you never should use any member of FakeSysdef to repair your PC – no matter how often 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert appears.

The Real Corruption Behind a 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' Fake Alert

'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert masquerades as a Windows notification that's tied to your Taskbar, with technical contents about unreadable hard drive information. Belying its appearance, 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert is generated by one of various members of FakeSysdef: a family of scamware products that claim to fix hardware/Registry errors despite their being unable to do so. SpywareRemove.com malware experts are familiar with many different variants of PC threats related to 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alerts, including Data Defrag, Disk Doctor, File Recovery, HDD Tools, Quick Defrag, WinScan and SMART Check.

Rogue defraggers like the ones above will create 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert and other alerts regularly, but without any regard for your computer's actual state of health. Other attacks that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have associated with the presence of 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alerts include:

• Having your wallpaper locked to a fake warning message.
• Being unable to access Windows programs like Task Manager and other security-related applications.
• Reduced browser security settings.

Cleansing the 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' Fake Alert Away Without a Cent Wasted

Fake defraggers that generate 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alerts will request that you pay money to resolve any system problems that you may be experiencing, but since they are themselves the source of such problems, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest that you save your money. To disable 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert and other symptoms of a FakeSysdef infection, you may need to restart Windows in Safe Mode. At this time, FakeSysdef and the pop-ups (like 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert) that come with it are specific to Windows, and as such aren't a threat to alternative operating systems.

With 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert and other attacks disabled, you can then proceed to scan your computer with any anti-malware software that you prefer to use. Because updates to the 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert family occur semi-regularly, you also should be certain that your scanner is using an updated threat database. This will ensure accurate identification of the scamware that's responsible for 'svchost.exe - Corrupt Disk' fake alert.

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