How to remove HDD Tools
HDD Tools description
HDD Tools is a scam which needs to be deleted once noticed. With the aid of trojan infections, spam emails and various websites it tends to be affiliated one can easily fall victim to this dubious application. Malware has its copy, such as Smart HDD application.
Once active it tries to trick ser into believing their PC is infected and need to be healed with its “licensed” version of the program. This is a lie. Do not fall for this scam because it will steal your money and you will not get any security software. The only thing you can get is more viruses onto your PC. Ignore all notifications and offers malware shows you but use decent anti-spyware application and delete HDD Tools immediately.
How to get rid of HDD Tools
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 Tools and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with HDD Tools we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove HDD Tools
To get rid of spyware such as HDD Tools you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other HDD Tools 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 Tools remover.
- Uninstall HDD Tools from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. - End these HDD Tools processes:
WindowsUpdate.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. -
Delete HDD Tools registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ".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 Tools related files:
%Temp%\
%Temp%\.exe
%Temp%\.dll
%Temp%\.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\dfrg
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\dfrgr
%UserProfile%\Desktop\HDD Tools.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Tools\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Tools\HDD Tools.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Tools\Uninstall HDD Tools.lnk
December 21st, 2010 16:09
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