How to remove Win Defrag
Win Defrag description
Win Defrag is a misleading program which spreads via trojan. It has its copy called Win HDD. Win Defrag pretends being legitimate computer scanner; however, it is only a scam that should be ignored and deleted as soon as possible.
Malware downloads and installs itself automatically without user’s knowledge and consent. Once installed it tries to trick computer users into thinking their PC is infected. Your desktop will be flooded with various security alerts that state your PC is severely compromised. These fake reports read as follows:
Fix Disk
Windows Disk Diagnostics will scan the system to identify performance problems.
Start or Cancel
Windows Disk Diagnostics
Windows detected a hard disk error.
A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified <sic> software to fix the detected hard drive problems. Do you want to download recommended software?
Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.
Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.
Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.
Critical Error
Windows can’t find hard disk space. Hard drive error
Critical Error!
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \System32\496A8300. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware.
Critical Error
A critical error has occurred while indexing data stored on hard drive. System restart required.
System Restore
The system has been restored after a critical error. Data integrity and hard drive integrity verification required.
Ignore all notifications and rogue security threats. They are not real but only a hint that you need to delete malware within your PC. Win Defrag may hijack your browser to counterfeit websites that advertises the program. Do not fall for this blatant scam because it may cause your serious trouble. Use reputable anti-spyware application and terminate Win Defrag immediately.
How to get rid of Win Defrag
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 Win Defrag and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Win Defrag we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove Win Defrag
To get rid of spyware such as Win Defrag you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Win Defrag 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 Win Defrag remover.
- Uninstall Win Defrag from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. -
Delete Win Defrag 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 Win Defrag related files:
%Temp%\
%Temp%\.exe
%Temp%\dfrg
%Temp%\dfrgr
%Temp%\.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Win Defrag.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Defrag
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Defrag\Uninstall Win Defrag.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Win Defrag\Win Defrag.lnk
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