How to remove ErrorDigger?
What is ErrorDigger?
ErrorDigger is another rogue security program that came out November 22, 2007. This one masquerades as the ultimate system optimizer: it scans hard-drives for errors, frees disk space and even repairs corrupted files. Of course, in reality it takes your money and does none of the above.
ErrorDigger can only make its way to users’ PCs if they manually download and install it, in other words, only if you’re extremely gullible, will you lose your money to this scam. What it does is it allows you to perform a scan, then presents a report that has a huge number of errors, that don’t actually exist. Scared yet? If so, you will pay money for the full version, which is needed to remove these errors and get nothing out of it, except perhaps the moral joy of donating money to scammers.
The homepage of ErrorDigger is your typical rogue security program website with loads of graphical content and an equal lack of useful information. What little information there is suggests that the makers of this program are not native english speakers and don’t have the money to hire someone who is. 3 “download” buttons on the front page alone, news, written specifically for the website and providing users with indirect suggestions that they should indeed buy ErrorDigger, happy user testimonials, etc. Everything combined makes this website quite possibly the hardest to believe in at least a few months.
Do not download or buy ErrorDigger. If you have it – remove it and block errordigger.com in your host files.
ErrorDigger is Extremely dangerous
ErrorDigger is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program ErrorDigger may spread via Trojans ErrorDigger may display fake security messages ErrorDigger may install additional spyware to your computer ErrorDigger may repair its files, spread or update by itself ErrorDigger violates your privacy and compromises your security
Manual ErrorDigger removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove ErrorDigger, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these ErrorDigger processes:
Remove these ErrorDigger Registry Entries:
Remove these ErrorDigger files:
ErrorDigger is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only ErrorDigger can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads ErrorDigger trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, ErrorDigger offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, ErrorDigger does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.
Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as ErrorDigger, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install ErrorDigger, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.
Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as ErrorDigger, is nearly impossible to remove manually.
