How to restore missing and hidden files after you successfully removed malware from your system? This is surely a challenge and sometimes even a problem for many PC users. Why is it so? First of all, let us tell about this problem in more details. There are many virus programs in the cyber world today that can cause this problem. We can tell of the latest among them – File Restore, File Recovery, Data Recovery, Data Restore & Data Repair. All these programs surely have good names, but, in fact, these are malicious applications that cause danger to your file integrity. These viruses belong to the group of fake hard drive defragmenters (fake HDDs), also being referred to as bogus system optimizers. There have been many of such fake HDDs since probably the end of the year 2010, and today they are still persistent in attacking many computers all over the world, irrespective of country, gender, nationality or wealth status of active PC users.

secure.file-restore-software.com is actually a fraudulent page that doesn’t exist in Google index. This is a fake site, however, it is widely used to steal money from deceived users who got File Restore malware on their computers. Without any doubt, you need to avoid this page when you see it. Even though it isn’t a real page it is still widely used by hackers as a platform for online payments for the fake system optimization tool named File Restore virus.

The presence of File Restore malware on your system is a bad sign, the proof of your security protection system being weak. Thus, it allowed this fake hard drive defragmenter to enter your system without your consent or approval. This malware is the direct successor of File Recovery virus that has been on the lips of many users while they searched for the answer on how to remove it effectively. Today it is quite obvious that File Restore is the next scareware that wants to attack your machine, and it comes with the cruelest of intentions. The goal of this hoax is to convince users to pay money for its fake and helpless (useless) licensed version which is not able to do any single good thing for you and your system.

File Recovery is a nasty Trojan sample that belongs to the group of fake hard drive defragmenters. This is a program that is a typical rogue. In fact, there are many other similar programs to it. For example, we can also name Data Recovery, Smart HDD and lots of other rogues that are alike. When this malware enters your system it runs the imitated scan of your computer and reports various system, hard drive and memory errors. The fake report is summarized in the following fake hard drives diagnostic report that tells as follows:

Today many users suffer a lot from malware aggression. In particular, thousands if not millions of PCs have been attacked with a new malicious application that is known as File Recovery. The actions of this utility are totally contrary to its name. Instead of restoring the files the program hides them by setting up the hidden attribute to all of them, including the folders where they are located. This File Recovery application belongs to the fake HDD category, being a rogue program, in fact. So, we draw your attention to the fact that this is a serious malware that must be removed from your system immediately.

File Recovery is a brand new malware program that pursues the goal of scaring users a lot. It does this by arranging many fake scans of your computer and reporting various disorders. In particular, you’re reported of many bogus problems with your PC having to do with memory, hard drives and other system malfunctions. Of course, such information is very scary especially when you don’t know about its true origin and fake character. This is the goal of malware developers that elaborated it – to make you think your system is in danger by producing (inventing) all kinds of unreal problems with your machine. When you hear about them from File Recovery application that looks exactly like the one you see at the screenshot – this is a trap that you must not step into. Otherwise you’re under a serious risk of losing your funds if you follow the malicious and misleading instructions of its developers.

System Message – Write Fault Error is a notification that is totally fake. It is reported by series of malicious applications that are generally known as rogue programs. In particular, these are rogue hard drive defragmenters, also known as fake HDD. Believe us or not, these malwares are becoming more and more severe as days go by. So, once the malicious code of this rogue is actually implanted into your system you get the following fake notification:

The warning titled as “System Error. Hard disk failure detected” belongs to the category of fake error notifications presented by fake HDD programs. We know several of them, by the way. In fact, they began to appear several years ago, and today they keep threatening many users all over the world. No person can escape the negative impact of malicious applications spread by leaps and bounds. We regret to inform you that sometimes even the world’s largest and the most famous antiviruses fail to do their job effectively, thus allowing threats like fake HDDs (rogues) to enter various PCs around the globe. This particular fake warning says:

Data Recovery is a fake system optimization utility, also referred to as fake HDD tool in some cases. This application should be avoided once noticed; otherwise, if you trust it, there is a considerable risk that you will lose your money and will not get it back. Removal of Data Recovery rogue is possible with many applications, and GridinSoft Trojan Killer is one of them.

Smart HDD program depicted at the screenshot to this post is indeed smart, but not for doing good things. It is smart to prompt users into thinking their system is in serious danger. It is smart to trick them into spending money for the totally useless software it represents. However, it will not render the desired resolution of all real computer problems, errors and bugs having to do with your hard drive(s), system memory, etc. It is worth saying that this program follows the traits of System Check virus that has been reviewed in several of our posts recently. Both of these applications are generally the same, except for the fact that Smart HDD changed its GUI, now having a modernized interface. The inner features of these two useless tools remained the same. The rogue not only infects the PC, slows it down, etc. It also causes several other major problems, in particular, the issue of hidden files. Many users have already contacted us and told that this virus hid the majority of their data, pictures, icons, shortcuts and programs. The resolution of all problems caused by this scam is possible by using the reliable and powerful anti-virus software, but first let us analyze more what the rogue does once it infects the PC.