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Smart HDD

Description: SmartHDD ( AKA Smart HDD for hard drive) is a false PC optimization and repair tool.  SmartHDD is a clone of HDD Rescue, HDD Plus, HDDDiagnostic, Hard Drive Diagnostic, HDD Scan, Win Defragmenter, Win Defrag, Win HDD, Check Disk, Ultra Defragger, Quick Defragmenter, HDD Defragmenter, System Defragmenter.

SmartHDD is not nearly as bad as most fake security clients. While the virus can be a little hard to remove for some it will do no real harm to your computer from our testings.

How Did I get infected with Smart HDD?

I was able to get this threat installed automatically on a system that was using an outdated web browser and having no Antivirus client on the test machine. It's very possible users may of been tricked into installing this virus thinking it was something else.

How Much Damage is Smart HDD Doing?

A ray of hope in all this is I have not seen this virus delete system files and there is no keylogger. Of course you may actually be infected with other viruses so you are better off playing it safe and not using the computer to log into social websites.

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How to Remove Smart HDD?

This article covers three main way to remove this threat. 1. Use Anti-virus software (Note you may need to follow the manual guide to start so you can install a client.) 2. Hire an expert ( We Recommend http://www.pcninja.com. This is a remote computer repair company) 3. Remove this threat yourself following our manual removal guide.

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Smart HDD Manual Removal Procedures

1.The first step you must take in order to remove SmartHDD is to stop the following processes. Your traces will NOT be the same as bellow. They will be unique to your computer.

• cxdcfvgbh.exe (Fake alert from system tray).
  sdfghj.exe (SmartHDD Program)

To stop the above processes we recommend you do one of the following

1A. Just download Spyware Doctor with Antivirus and run a quick scan. It will find the above traces. Than manually browse to the directory those files are in and delete or re-name them.

1B. Right click on the SmartHDD icon on the desktop and select properties. Now copy the file path into Explorer (Not Internet Explorer). Should look something like c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemp or c:UsersYOUR USER NAMEAppDataLocalTemp . Now rename the above executables or executables that look close

1C. Browse to c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemp or c:UsersYOUR USER NAMEAppDataLocalTemp and re-name the above executables or executables that look close

The next step in SmartHDD removal is to delete the following file: KEEP IN MIND YOU TRACES ARE RANDOM AND WILL NOT BE THE SAME TRACES. Run a full virus scan using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus to learn the file names.

Windows XP:

• C:>Documents and Settings>YOUR USER NAME>Local Settings>Application Dataadasd.dll

• c:>Documents and Settings>YOUR USER NAME>Local Settings>Application Datacxdcfvgbh.exe

• C:>Documents and Settings>YOUR USER NAME>Local Settings>Application Datatmp1D53.tmp

• C:>Documents and Settings>YOUR USER NAME>Local Settings>Application DatatmpBF0D.tmp

• C:>Documents and Settings>YOUR USER NAME>Local Settings>Application Datatmpf4f.tmp.exe

Windows Vista/7:

• c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTempadasd.dll
  c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTempcxdcfvgbh.exe
  c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTempsdfghj.exe
  c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemptmp1D53.tmp
  c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemptmpb0fa.tmp.exe
  c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemptmpBF0D.tmp
  c:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemptmpf4f.tmp.exe

Once the above steps have been completed, SmartHDD should no longer be running. At this time you need to run a FULL VIRUS SCAN. Don't skip this step. We recommend you scan with Spyware Doctor with Antivirus because it is known to remove SmartHDD and will also pick up other viruses.

If you find this threat too hard to remove yourself and need an expert we recommend www.pcninja.com . They charge far less than others and are great at what they do.

Smart HDD Registry Removal Procedures

Removing files and folders alone is not sufficient to completely remove SmartHDD. The following keys and settings should also be removed from the Windows registry to complete SmartHDD removal:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “[random]“
• HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “[random].exe”

SmartHDD Directories:

Windows Vista/7:

• C:UsersadminAppDataLocalTemp

Just run a junk file cleaner.

Smart HDD Directories:

Windows 7 / Windows Vista

• c:\users\[username]\AppData\local\

If you require advanced help or just want an expert to remove the virus than use this computer repair service. The charge is under a hundred bucks and they can often get started right away. These are real experts when it comes to malware and virus removal. Related Article Keywords: Smart HDD, Remove Smart HDD, Smart HDD Removal, How to Remove Smart HDD