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File Restore. Fake system alerts like this one are used by rogue system optimization tools to scam inexperienced computer users. Using the 'Critical Error. Drive sector not found error' fake message, criminals can scare computer users into believing that their computer has severe hardware and software problems. Then, File Restore will offer its bogus security application to repair your computer... but there will be a price. Other important thing to keep in mind http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/380473/critical-error-hard-drive-not-found-missing-hard-drive/ is that the 'Critical Error. Drive sector not found error' fake message is part of a scam that indicates that a rogue security or system optimization application has been installed on your computer. Rogue security programs that use fake error message like the 'Critical Error. Drive sector not found error' fake message are http://www.enigmasoftware.com/criticalerrordrivesectornotfoundfakealert-removal/ a very common kind of scam. These applications are designed to fool computer users by mimicking the way legitimate system optimization applications look and behave. However, underneath their shiny, exterior user interfaces there is little more than a collection of malicious scripts designed to steal your money. Apart from displaying the 'Critical Error. Drive sector not found error' fake message, File Restore and similar fake security programs can cause real problems on your computer. Some of these include preventing access to your files, causing your web browser to visit websites against your authorization, lowering your computer's speed and performance, causing frequent crashes and making your computer more vulnerable to other malware attacks. Despite its alarming text, the 'Critical Error. Drive sector not found error' fake message does not indicate a severe problem with your hard drive. Rather, the 'Critical Error. Drive sector not found error' fake message indicates that a fake security program has been installed on your compu
rogue virus called Windows Diagnostic. Virus writers are becoming experts in SEO (search engine optimization) and are getting infected sites ranking very high in the search engines. Although these sites only http://www.pchell.com/support/windows_diagnostic.shtml rank high for a short time, they can do tremendous damage while they are showing up. In this particular case, the computer I was cleaning up was infected when its owner went to the following sites from a Google search. http://www.discountesteelauder.co.cc/78ke http://www.mainezoocoupons.co.cc/bi4k Neither site is operational now, but they did show up in search results and helped infect the computer with some nasty rogue malware called Windows hard drive Diagnostic. This malware is virtually identical to a number of other drive utility type scareware products like Windows Repair, Windows Scan, Windows Safe Mode, Windows Disk, and Windows Restore. It shows a PC Performance & Stability report and scares you into thinking your computer is about to crash...unless you purchase the product. What Does Windows Diagnostic malware look like? The Windows Diagnostic malware presents a "PC Performance hard drive error & Stability Report" when it pops up on your computer. This report shows the same sorts of alerts that many rogue antivirus type programs show. However, it takes things a step further. Instead of showing viruses, trojans, and other malicious programs that have invaded your computer, it tells you that your hard drive and computer are crashing with a variety of messages such as: "Hard Drive Failure The system has detected a problem with one or more installed IDE / SATA hard disks. It is recommended that you restart the system" "System Error An error occurred while reading system files. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors" "Critical Error Hard drive critical error. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors. Windows can't find hard disk space. Hard drive error" "Fix Disk Windows Diagnostic Diagnostics will scan the system to identify performance problems. Start or Cancel" "Windows Diagnostic Diagnostics Windows detected a hard disk error. A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified