Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.SmartHDD

Risklevel: High Risk

Description:

Smart HDD is a rogue application, this is another variant of HDD Rescue, HDD Plus, HDD Diagnostic, Hard Drive Diagnostic, Disk Doctor, Win Defragmenter, WinDefrag, WinHDD, CheckDisk, Ultra Defragger, Quick Defragmenter, Smart Defragmenter, HDD Defragmenter, and System Defragmenter. A rogue application tries to trick you by displaying false positive/misleading scan results report, which says that your computer has a problem, or infected with viruses or trojan, but you will not be able to fix it before you purchase.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • Shows misleading scan results.
  • Shows fake warning messages.
  • Shows fake security alerts.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: %random%.exe

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Smart HDD\

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\8177828
    [392 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\dfrg
    [216 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\JFTbioJGdo.dll
    [418304 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\uVqOdtnpBK.exe
    [467968 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Smart HDD\Uninstall Smart HDD.lnk
    [880 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Smart HDD.lnk
    [796 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\8177828.exe
    [384512 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\dfrgr
    [176 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\tmp2.tmp
    [467968 Bytes] TMP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Smart HDD\Smart HDD.lnk
    [808 Bytes] LNK File

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