Smart Data Recovery

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 78
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 286,054
First Seen: April 30, 2012
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Smart Data Recovery Image

While a legitimate program named Smart Data Recovery exists, ESG security researchers have issued a warning about one of the many members of the FakeSysDef family of rogue defragmenters that goes by the same name. They are fairly easy to differentiate; while the Smart Data Recovery data recovery application helps computer users recover information from their hard drives, the Smart Data Recovery rogue defragmenter will enter a computer system without a computer user's authorization and cause all kinds of problems.

The main problem with Smart Data Recovery is the fact that this application does not have any real system optimization or disk repair capabilities. Smart Data Recovery is a kind of malware known as a rogue defragmenter. These are fake security programs that attempt to scare the victim into believing that their computer system is severely damaged in order to convince the victim to purchase a useless bogus system optimization product. While the Smart Data Recovery data recovery program behaves normally, the Smart Data Recovery rogue defragmenter displays constant pop-up notifications, alarming error messages and causes browser redirects.

The Smart Data Recovery Rogue Defragmenter Belongs to the FakeSysdef Family of Malware

The FakeSysdef family of rogue defragmenters is quite large and is on the loose for a long time. Examples of clones of Smart Data Recovery that also belong to the FakeSysdef family of malware include such fake defragmenters as System Defragmenter, Ultra Defragger, HDD Control, Win HDD, Win Defrag, Win Defragmenter, Disk Doctor, Hard Drive Diagnostic, HDD Diagnostic, HDD Plus, HDD Repair, HDD Rescue, Smart HDD, Defragmenter, HDD Tools, Disk Repair, Windows Optimization Center, Scanner, HDD Low, Hdd Fix. All of these applications have no way of fixing your hard drive or file system. Rather, they are designed to alarm computer users. Because of this, PC security researchers often refer to these kinds of infections as scareware.

The Smart Data Recovery scam is not complicated. Smart Data Recovery will attempt to scare the victim with a large number of error messages. Smart Data Recovery has also been known to change the infected computer system's desktop image into another alarming error message (often similar to the Windows "Blue Screen of Death"), causing browser redirects, and disabling Windows components that are helpful in dealing with malware, such as the Windows Task Manager or System Restore. If your computer system is infected with Smart Data Recovery, you will find that you cannot remove this bogus defragmenter through normal means. To get rid of Smart Data Recovery it is necessary to use a reliable anti-malware program.ScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshotScreenshot

Smart Data Recovery Video

Tip: Turn your sound ON and watch the video in Full Screen mode.

File System Details

Smart Data Recovery may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %Temp%\\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].dll
2. %Temp%\\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
3. %Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Desktop\Smart HDD.lnk
4. %Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Smart HDD
5. %Documents and Settings%\[User_Name]\Start Menu\Programs\Smart HDD\Uninstall Smart HDD.lnk
6. %UserProfile%\Desktop\Smart Data Recovery.lnk

Registry Details

Smart Data Recovery may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[RANDOM CHARACTERS]"

URLs

Smart Data Recovery may call the following URLs:

zippyshare.com

Messages

The following messages associated with Smart Data Recovery were found:

Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.
Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.
Critical Error!
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.
Hard Drive Boot Sector Reading Error
During I/O system initialization, the boot device driver might have failed to initialize the boot device. File system initialization might have failed because it did not recognize the data on boot device.
Smart Data Recovery
Smart Data Recovery Firewall Alert
Smart Data Recovery has prevented a program from accessing the internet.
"iexplore.exe" is infected "Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent". This worm has to tried to use "iexplore.exe" to connect to remove host and send your credit card information.
Smart Data Recovery Warning
Spyware.IEMonster activity detected. This form of spyware attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other commonly used programs. Click here to immediately remove it with Smart Data Recovery.
System blocks were not found
This is most likely occurred because of hard disk failure.
This may also lead to a potential loss of data.

2 Comments

THANK YOU a million times over! I used these instructions to rid myself of this Smart Data Recovery with success! I’ve come across this one before, but not to the degree that it wouldn’t let me open my Task Manager or Programs. This was so helpful!! but provide me information to know how i will be able to know that my system get infected once again by same virus???

Yes, it is safe to use Data Recovery Software to recover your lost files or data from your computer or any other media storage. However, the safety depends on software as well. ... However, while recovering the deleted or lost files using the help of data recovery tool, you should need to follow the software industruction.

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