Title: Disk Recovery

Type: Spyware

Also known as: DiskRecovery

Remove Disk Recovery
Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(61 / 100)

Disk Recovery is a rogue disk defragmenter that deliberately reports fake hard drive and system errors. It wants to make you think that your computer has nemerous problems and to scare you into purchasing the rogue program. Please do not fall victim to this rogue program and remove Disk Recovery from your computer as soon as possible. Please use the removal instructions below. Disk Recovery enters the system without user permission and in order to protect itself attempts to disable legit security software. Compromised computer becomes completely taken over by this fake program in the result of such actions and Disk Recovery begins the campaign it was designed to. Disk Recovery will be configured to launch at startup, so be sure it will greatly affect your computer by running fake scanners and pop-up ads or notifications that will annoy you. It will also block other programs that are important for a normal computer work. Some of the fake alerts read:

Critical Error
Hard Drive not found. Missing hard drive.

Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.

Disk Recovery is nothing more but a scam. Please do not install it on your computer. And most importantly, do not purchase this bogus program. If you have already purchased it the you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. Then please use the removal instructions below to remove Disk Recovery either manually or with an automatic removal tool given below.

Related files: [random].dll, [random].exe, Disk Recovery.lnk, Uninstall Disk Recovery.lnk

Disk Recovery properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Disk Recovery snapshot:

Automatic Disk Recovery removal:

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Disk Recovery manual removal:

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Kill processes:
[random].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = '/{hq:/s`s:/ogn:/uyu:/dyd:/c`u:/bnl:/ble:/sdf:/lrh:/iul:/iulm:/fhg:/clq:/kqf:/`wh:/lqf:/lqdf:/lnw:/lq2:/l2t:/v`w:/rbs:'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = '1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "CheckExeSignatures" = 'no'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Use FormSuggest" = 'yes'

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
[random].dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
[random].dll
[random].exe
Disk Recovery.lnk
Uninstall Disk Recovery.lnk

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[random]
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Disk Recovery

Phone Support to remove Disk Recovery

QR code for Disk Recovery removal instructions:

QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like Disk Recovery are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall Disk Recovery right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

Information added: 2011-02-07 01:35:30
Information updated: 2012-03-19 10:02:38

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