Check Disk Adware Removal Instructions
The Emsisoft malware research team has discoverd a new outbreak of the Check Disk adware. Emsisoft Anti-Malware detects this malware as Adware.Win32.CheckDisk.
Check Disk is a rogue application, this is another variant of Ultra Defragger, Quick Defragmenter, Smart Defragmenter, HDD Defragmenter, and System Defragmenter. A rogue application tries to trick you by displaying false positive/misleading scan results report, which says that your computer has a problem, or infected with viruses or trojan, but you will not be able to fix it before you purchase.
Create new files:
- %UserProfile%\Desktop\Check Disk.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random%.exe
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random_number%
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random_number%.bmp
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random_number%.exe
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random%.dll
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\dfrg
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\dfrgr
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Check Disk\
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Check Disk\Check Disk.lnk
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Check Disk\Uninstall Check Disk.lnk
Create new registry entries:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
(String) %random% = %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random%.exe
(String) %random_number% = %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\%random_number%.exe
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How to remove the infection of Check Disk (Adware.Win32.CheckDisk)?
To delete this malware infection, please download and install Emsisoft Anti-Malware. Run a full scan on all drives and move all detected items to the quarantine.




































