Quick Defrag

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Quick Defrag Information
Type:	Spyware
Analysis:	Installs & gathers info from a PC without user permission.
Infection:	By downloading freeware & shareware.
Symptoms:	Changes PC settings, excessive popups & slow PC performance.
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1 Detection of Quick Defrag (Recommended)
2 Method of Infection
3 Symptoms
4 Remedies and Preventions
- 4.1 Install a good anti-spyware software
- 4.2 Remove Quick Defrag manually
6 External links

Detection of Quick Defrag (Recommended)

Quick Defrag is difficult to detect and remove. Quick Defrag is not likely to be removed through a convenient "uninstall" feature. Quick Defrag, as well as other spyware, can re-install itself even after it appears to have been removed.

You also run the risk of damaging your computer since you're required to find and delete sensitive files in your system such as DLL files and registry keys. It is recommended you use a good spyware remover to remove Quick Defrag and other spyware, adware, trojans and viruses on your computer.

Run a Quick Defrag scan/check to successfully detect all Quick Defrag files with the SpyHunter Spyware Detection Tool. If you wish to remove Quick Defrag, you can either purchase the SpyHunter spyware removal tool to remove Quick Defrag or follow the Quick Defrag manual removal method provided in the "Remedies and Prevention" section.

Method of Infection

There are many ways your computer could get infected with Quick Defrag. Quick Defrag can come bundled with shareware or other downloadable software.

Another method of distributing Quick Defrag involves tricking you by displaying deceptive pop-up ads that may appear as regular Windows notifications with links which look like buttons reading Yes and No. No matter which "button" that you click on, a download starts, installing Quick Defrag on your system. Quick Defrag installs on your computer through a trojan and may infect your system without your knowledge or consent.

If you think you may already be infected with Quick Defrag, use this SpyHunter Spyware dectection tool to detect Quick Defrag and other common Spyware infections. After detection of Quick Defrag, the next advised step is to remove Quick Defrag with the purchase of the SpyHunter Spyware removal tool.

Symptoms

Quick Defrag may attempt to change your computer's desktop, hijack your browser, monitor your Internet browsing activities, change system files, and can do this without your knowledge or permission. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to remove all traces of Quick Defrag from your computer.

Remedies and Prevention

Quick Defrag, as well as other Spyware, are constantly evolving and becoming more advanced to avoid detection. Quick Defrag along with its variants can install in different locations and even when you try to uninstall it you find they reappear when you reboot your computer.

Install a good anti-spyware software

When there's a large number of traces of Spyware, for example Quick Defrag, that have infected a computer, the only remedy may be to automatically run a Spyware scan from a good anti-spyware software designed to detect Quick Defrag and other types of spyware.

Remove Quick Defrag manually

Another method to remove Quick Defrag is to manually delete Quick Defrag files in your system. Detect and remove the following Quick Defrag files:

Processes

%TempDir%\[random].exe
%TempDir%\Windows Update.exe

DLLs

%TempDir%\[random].dll

Other Files

%TempDir%\[random]
%TempDir%\dfrg
%TempDir%\dfrgr
%Desktop%\Quick Defrag.lnk
%Programs%\Quick Defrag
%Programs%\Quick Defrag\Quick Defrag.lnk
%Programs%\Quick Defrag\Uninstall Quick Defrag.lnk

Registry Keys

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random].exe"

External links

If you believe your computer is infected with spyware,
Wiki-Security strongly recommends to download SpyHunter's spyware detection tool to check for spyware on your PC.

Remove Quick Defrag - Easy Quick Defrag removal steps. Parasite database on how to remove spyware and rogue anti-spyware programs.
McAfee Threat Center - Library of detailed information on viruses.
How Spyware And The Weapons Against It Are Evolving
Crimeware: Trojans & Spyware
Windows System Update - Latest bug fixes for Microsoft Windows

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