How to remove System Check?
What is System Check?
System Check is a dangerous application that should be named ‘the fake PC defragmenter’. This tool is released by the same FakeSysDef malware creators who should be blamed for releasing Data Repair, System Fix and other scams that report about invented hard drive problems detected on your PC. Please, keep in mind that you must remove System Check from your computer and never fall into purchasing the license of this or any other scam. If not eliminated, it will continue ‘checking’ your hard drive for problems and will pop-up every time you start using your PC. In addition, being distributed by Trojans, it will make more havoc on the infected computer unnoticeably for the victim.
The reason why SystemCheck launches once the PC is rebooted is very simple – the same trojans that spread this malware additionally make some minor changes in the infected PC’s registry and malware is launched automatically each restart. These trojans come inside the system through security vulnerabilities and splits found, so make sure you have updated anti-virus and anti-spyware versions installed on your machine. Otherwise you won’t see any sign when System Check will get on your PC. As you can see, System Check is full of trickery when talking about the propagation methods.
Once System Check is successfully downloaded onto your PC, it will be constantly reporting the detection of hard drive, RAM memory errors and other issues.
Critical Error!
Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.
Critical Error
RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.
System Error
An error occurred while reading system files. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors.
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.
Critical Error
Hard drive clusters are partly damaged. Segment load failure.
These problems are completely fabricated though and should be simply ignored. Believing that you actually have those issues on your PC is that what hackers want you to do. They generate money by making users believe that they need to buy a fake licensed version of System Check if they want to fix their infected computers. However, you should be aware that paying for this threat is simply giving your money away and you must remove System Check before it downloads more viruses on your computer. System Check is accompanied with other malware usually, namely ZeroAccess rootkit, which causes google redirections. To remove it, you will have to run TDSS Killer from kaspersky or other anti-rootkit tool. Some of regular anti-malware programs include anti-rootkits as well. Because of rootkits, it is quite difficult to remove System Check manually only.Thus we recommend runing a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware programs, such as Spyhunter, Spyware Doctor, Hitman Pro and other, and get rid of this fake defragmenter for good.
In some cases System Check might hide user documents. Make sure you see both hidden and system files and folders, and look for them through windows search function. This malware does not delete any files or folders itself, but we do not recommend launching registry cleaner programs before all the files are recovered.
Video guide on anti-malware program installation for System Check infected PC
System Check is Highly dangerous
System Check is a corrupt application System Check may spread via Trojans System Check asks to pay for non-functional "full version" System Check may display fake messages warning about computer problems System Check may install additional spyware to your computer System Check may repair its files, spread or update by itself System Check violates your privacy and compromises your security
for System Check detection
Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like System Check and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.
System Check screenshots
Manual System Check removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove System Check, 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 Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these System Check processes:
Remove these System Check Registry Entries:
Remove these System Check files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other System Check infected files and get help in System Check removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing System Check and similar threats.
System Check is classified as Rogue Application. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake messages, stating that your computer need particular components, or need to be fixed or has other serious problem that needs only System Check can help you to solve these after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads System Check trial version, it offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, System Check not only does not fix the errors, but it takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.
Some Rogue Applications, such as System Check, 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, or comes bundled with various freely shiped programs like codecs. It then proceeds to download or even install System Check, which is another way for Rogue application to spread itself.
My laptop has been infected with System Check. I installed Spyware Doctor to remove it, but whenever I open it something is surpressing it and making it close within a second.
Please help me.
Crystal: try fake-registering the malware first.
Crystal.,I am having the same problem as you.for about 4 hours, longest..and did what Crystal did..fake-registering..I think I know what it is, but not sure…?
I have this system check on my computer, my computer will not log online or anything. I have tried to system restore and that will not work. Is there a way I can do a system recovery from the command prompts?
System Check infected my computer too. I was able to delete the program (I think). When it infected my computer it looked like it deleted a bunch of my files. After reading about System Check it seems as though the files were just hidden. I seem to have unhidden some of the files but not all of them. Folders still show up as “empty” in my start menu. How do I fix this?! Please help!!!
I recently became the victim of the system check virus and while attempting a method of removal I found online my computer ended up in a blue screen loop… I cannot get into safe mode or regularly… I have booted from my windows 7 disk but the startup repair does not fix my problem. I have no system images to restore.. If I cannot do anything to remove the problem Please help me find a way to at least save my files before having to reformat. Thanks soo much to whoever can help!
Jacob : this is due to zeroaccess rootkit infection, that comes with System Check sometimes. Try using Avira Boot CD, and later do repair windows install.
Back again to this discussin..Managed to do a number of re-start steps, went to sleep, and finalkly the virus amnaged to go..and I clicked on in the Tools menu “Show Hidden”…for everybody’s information, and this was in my “Programs”—and saw the program that was cuasing it [clicked it..] “J7F54} something, checked the [and this is IMPORTANT!] “Date Modified” column [it was on January 19].
My computer is infected with System Check and I cannot get rid of it. It is telling me I have 4 My Computer errors, 1 System Drive error, 1 RAM Memory error and 2 System Registry errors. What can I do?
Bob: Try fake-registering it and then scan with anti-virus or anti-malware program.
How do u do a fake registery for system check
I am working to remove system check and have used the rkill and tskmngr methods to stop unwanted processes then ran malwarebytes/microsoft security essentials scans and have completed removals, all of this is done in safe mode with no interruptions to any of the services and when i restart my computer after all this i still have system check pop up. What do i do from here, the full scans take over an hour so its insane to do the same steps over and over again.
Robert
Do full system update. Try other programs, as there are multiple versions of System Check executables.
Thanks for this article. With this I was able to remove all the registry edits and other files. I’ll check back in a week or so to see if it was fully removed.