'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' Fake Message

'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' Fake Message Image

There has been an additional bogus error message associated with System Repair and the many variants of this rogue defragmenter application. The 'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' fake message is displayed in order to frighten inexperienced PC users into buying a 'full version' of this useless, fake security application. There are various clones of System Repair and, in fact, this is quite an extensive malware family. Other fake defragmenters that are capable of displaying the 'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' fake message include System Restore, File Repair and HDD Restore, among countless others. All of these fake defragmenters carry out variants of the same basic scam whose aim is to steal your money by selling you bogus security and system optimization software.

Despite its scary language and specific claims, the 'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' fake message is not actually displayed by your computer. Rogue defragmenter applications are designed to make harmful changes to your computer's settings that allow the malware threat to display fake error messages in the form of system alerts or pop-up task bar notification alerts and error messages of the traditional kind. These fake notifications will claim all kinds of problems with your computer, including such ridiculous claims as saying that your hard drive cannot be read or that your CPU has suffered a catastrophic error. Of course, if the claims of the 'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' fake message and its ilk were true, and then your computer would not be able to be utilized at all! The point at issue of the 'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' fake message is to convince you that an 'upgrade' of System Repair is needed, which is, of course, not free.

Unfortunately, the 'File system on local disk C contains critical errors' fake message is not the only symptom associated with the System Repair scam. Computer users have reported the following symptoms associated with this rogue security program:

1. Dozens of other fake system alerts.
2. Hidden files and programs.
3. Interference and redirects when browsing the Web.
4. Slow and unstable PC performance.