Critical Hard Disk Drive Error

The Critical Hard Disk Drive Error pop-up is a phony warning attached to the fake antispyware series that includes programs like Windows Fix Disk, System Restore, and Internet Protection. The Critical Hard Disk Drive Error can be confusing because, like the programs it comes with, it looks like a legit Windows thing. It even uses proper grammar and spelling, which we can’t say for most badware scammers. It reads,

Critical hard disk drive error has been detected!

Windows Repair detected a bad sector on your hard disk drive.

The error may cause the following problems:

-Data corruption and loss

-Hard drive inaccessibility

-System errors and failures

It is strongly recommended that you fix the detected problem immediately. Please run a full system scan and fix errors.

The goal of this pop-up is to take the phony system scans attached to Windows Repair (or whatever pest you have) seriously so that you’ll be more likely to pay for the nonexistent full version.

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Stop Critical Hard Disk Drive Error processes:

[random].exe

Delete Critical Hard Disk Drive Error files:

%TempDir%[random]
%TempDir%[random].exe
%Desktop%Windows Fix Disk.lnk
%Programs%Windows Fix Disk
%Programs%Windows Fix DiskWindows Fix Disk.lnk
%Programs%Windows Fix DiskUninstall Windows Fix Disk.lnk

Delete registry entries:

HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “[random]”
HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun “[random].exe”

DIY Critical Hard Disk Drive Error Removal Instructions

Start by removing the above files. If you're not sure how to do this, refer to the instructions below.

Note: In any files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. (Not an iEuphemism for muth@fugg@#*!@.) So if you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP/7, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\NoahFence”).

How to Manually Delete Badware Files

Need some removing badware files help? No biggie. While you should only manually delete badware files if you're comfy editing your system, you'll find it's pretty easy. And probably really satisfying.

How to delete badware files in Windows XP/Vista/7:

1. Click your Windows Start menu, then click "Search."
2. A pop up will ask, "What do you want to search for?" Click "All files and folders."
3. Type a badware file in the search box, and select "Local Hard Drives."
4. Click "Search." Once the badware file is found, delete it.

How to stop badware processes:

1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click "OK." You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
3. Click Processes tab, and find badware processes.
4. Once you've found the badware processes, right-click them and select "End Process" to kill badware.

How to remove badware registry keys:

Backup your registry before you edit it. Then...

1. Click the Start menu, and click "Run." An "Open" field will appear. Type "regedit" and click "OK " to open up your Registry Editor. In Windows 7, just type "regedit" into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu.
2. Registry Editor opens as a two-paned window: the left side lets you select registry keys,the right side shows the values of any selected registry key.
3. To find a badware registry key, select "Edit," then select "Find," and in the search bar type any of badware 's registry keys.
4. When the badware registry key appears, to delete the badware registry key, right-click it, and select "Modify," then select "Delete."

How to delete badware DLLs:

1. Open the Start menu, and click "Run." Type "cmd" in Run, and click "OK." (In Windows 7, just type "regedit" into the "Search programs and files" box in the Start menu.)
2. To change your current directory, type "cd" in the command box, press "Space," and enter the full directory where the badware DLL is located. If you're not sure where the badware DLL is located, enter "dir" in the command box to display a directory's contents. To go one directory back, type "cd .." in the command box and press "Enter."
3. When you've found a badware DLL, type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll") and press "Enter."

That's it. If you want to restore any badware DLL you removed, type "regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll" (e.g., "regsvr32 jl27script.dll") into your command box, and press "Enter."

Did badware change your homepage?

1. Select Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options > General.
2. Type your preferred home page's URL.
3. Click "Use Default," "Apply," and "OK."