SMART HDD

SMART HDD is a malicious program for Microsoft Windows that attempts to confuse computer users into thinking it is the similarly named S.M.A.R.T. hardware monitoring system.

It interacts with the user by appearing as a popup stating that the hard drive is failing, and that a subscription is required to fix the issue. Like "Fake-AV" software, SMART HDD will attempt to prevent the user from accessing any applications and will attempt to disable any antivirus software that may be present.

References

This article "SMART HDD" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:SMART HDD. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.

📰 Article(s) of the same category(ies)

• Your PC Protector
• Ÿ.exe
• Actifed (computer virus)
• A and A
• Isearch (malware)
• Emsisoft Anti-Malware
• Trustwave SecureBrowsing

---