subject: Smart HDD Virus Removal - How To Remove "Smart HDD" From Your Computer [print this page] Smart HDD Virus Removal - How To Remove "Smart HDD" From Your Computer
Smart HDD is a common infection that's been created by a group of hackers to try and get you to buy the fake upgrade to the program. Despite looking like a legitimate piece of software, it's a total fake which will be doing nothing but causing huge numbers of problems on your system. If you want to get rid of the Smart HDD infection from your PC, you need to be able to scan through your computer and fix any of the infected files, settings & options the file has. This tutorial is going to show how.
What Is The Smart HDD Virus?
Smart HDD is a "malware" (malicious software) infection which basically works by installing a rogue piece of software onto your system and then using that program to try and steal your passwords & other important information, as well as trying to get you to buy the fake upgrade to the application. This virus will typically install itself from the likes of a rogue email attachment, malicious website or rogue download. Because this is a piece of software, you need to be able to get rid of all the files & settings the program will use to run.
This virus will install itself here:
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The way to get rid of this infection is to first stop the infection from loading, and then use a piece of software called a "malware removal tool" to get rid of all the parts of the infection from your system.
How To Remove Smart HDD From Your PC
To remove this virus, you basically need to take 2 steps to get rid of it entirely from your system. Typical viruses will basically place a rogue file / setting onto your computer, and then use that to try and load up the application in an attempt to get you to buy the fake program. If you're seeing the application loading up continually, you need to first stop it from running, and will then be able to remove it from your system in its entirety.
The first step to get rid of the program is to stop Smart HDD from running. This can be done by loading up your computer in "Safe Mode" and then "rKill" to stop the process. Because this virus is a piece of software, you need to be able to remove it by performing an "uninstall" rather than a virus removal.
The second step to getting rid of Smart HDD is to then scan through your computer with a malware removal tool. This is a special type of software which has been created by professional developers to scan through your PC and get rid of all the infected parts of a virus on your computer. You can use a tool called "Frontline Rogue Remover" to get rid of the infection.
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