How to remove HDD Defragmenter
HDD Defragmenter description
HDD Defragmenter is a fake system optimization tool. It offers fixing system issues, while the issues are actually created by the HDDDefragmenter itself.

HDD Defragmenter prevents its victims from accessing certain programs and folders. The restricted things are marked as corrupted or infected by HDDefragmenter in order to make people interested in purchasing the fraudulent program. Do not trust HDD Defragmenter and remove it with no doubt.
Here are some examples of alerts fabricated by HDD Defragmenter:
Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.
Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.
Critical Error
Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error
System Error!
Exe file is corrupted and can’t be run. Hard drive scan required.
Scan Hard Drive
How to get rid of HDD Defragmenter
This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.
Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from HDD Defragmenter and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with HDD Defragmenter we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove HDD Defragmenter
To get rid of spyware such as HDD Defragmenter you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other HDD Defragmenter related files from your computer.
Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic HDD Defragmenter remover.
- Uninstall HDD Defragmenter from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. - End these HDD Defragmenter processes:
winsp1up.exe
To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button. -
Unregister HDD Defragmenter DLL files:
winsp1upd.dll
To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll" -
Delete HDD Defragmenter registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "winsp1up.exe"
To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors. -
Search and delete these HDD Defragmenter related files:
%Temp%\.exe
%Temp%\dfrg.dat
%Temp%\dfrgr.dat
%Temp%\winsp1up.exe
%Temp%\winsp1upd.dll
%UserProfile%\Desktop\HDD Defragmenter.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Defragmenter\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Defragmenter\HDD Defragmenter.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Defragmenter\Uninstall HDD Defragmenter.lnk

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