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Information about Hardclean

Hardclean is fake security software that imitates being an anti-spyware program. Actually it's a parasite that seeks to gain your money by selling completely useless software.

Hardclean is distributed with a help of Trojans so it doesn't require your validation to be installed. As soon as it is downloaded and installed Hardclean runs the scan and lists numerous infections. The program claims those files pose high risk on your computer and recommends deleting them. However, removal function is able only if you pay for a license of Hardclean. Actually the scan results are completely made up and the files detected as infections are falsified or do not exist on your computer at all. Hardclean also hijacks your Internet browser. It makes some changes in the Proxy settings and you cannot reach any website except the one where you can make a payment for Hardclean. The next sign that you are infected with this parasite is a constant display of security alerts that again announces same things about your system protection. The security messages will generally state that your computer is being attacked by malware. You have to ignore everything that has something related to Hardclean.

You probably already understand that Hardclean doesn't have any good intentions and only reaches for your money. Make sure to remove Hardclean if you become a victim of its creators. Don't forget to contact your credit card company, in case you made a payment for this scam.

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Hardclean Facts

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  • Hardclean pretends to increase security of your PC
  • Hardclean free version will show popups, alerts and fake results to convince you to pay
  • Hardclean creators will not deliver license keys upon paying or the full version will not be functional
  • Hardclean might be used to download and advertise other malicious software
  • Hardclean might disable some of your PCs or its programs functions

Manual Hardclean removal instructions

Note: Manual removal of parasite Hardclean is tedious and dangerous task if done incorectly. Stoping and deleting incorrect executables and DLLs, deleting registry entries might harm your PC. Thus we recommend using Spyware Doctor of PCTools for automatical scan and removal of computer parasites, or another reputable spyware remover.
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Kill malicious Processes:
hardclean.exe
hardcleanBK.exe
hardcleandm.exe
hardcleanU.exe
uninst_hardclean.exe
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Remove malicious Registery entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\hardclean
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\hardclean
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Remove harmful Files:
C:\Program Files\HardClean\bottomAd.swf
C:\Program Files\HardClean\hardclean.exe
C:\Program Files\HardClean\hardcleanBK.exe
C:\Program Files\HardClean\hardcleandm.exe
C:\Program Files\HardClean\hardcleanU.exe
C:\Program Files\HardClean\mdata.dat
C:\Program Files\HardClean\trackingsitedata
C:\Program Files\HardClean\ubdata
C:\WINDOWS\system32\uninst_hardclean.exe
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George  / 2010-06-22 09:11 Vote: 0 0 Quote
lol, got it, thank you for instructions to remove! all done!
 

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