Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.HDDDiagnostic

Risklevel: High Risk

Description:

HDD Diagnostic is a rogue application, this is another variant of 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\HDD Diagnostic\

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\HDD Diagnostic.lnk
    [801 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\168281
    [368 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\168281.exe
    [357376 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\1753E8.tmp
    [225344 Bytes] TMP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\368758933.bin
    [28 Bytes] BIN File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\368758933.dat
    [2858 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\3710805471.bin
    [35 Bytes] BIN File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\3710805471.dat
    [13487 Bytes] DAT File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\dfrg
    [216 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\dfrgr
    [168 Bytes] File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\IGwqNKmplw.exe
    [448000 Bytes] EXE File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\QvgbQcmsAS.dll
    [397824 Bytes] DLL File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\tmp1.tmp
    [448000 Bytes] TMP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Temp\tmp2.tmp
    [362016 Bytes] TMP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Diagnostic\HDD Diagnostic.lnk
    [813 Bytes] LNK File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\HDD Diagnostic\Uninstall HDD Diagnostic.lnk
    [885 Bytes] LNK File

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