System Cleaner and Hardware Doctor - How to remove

System Cleaner and Hardware Doctor is new malware trying to attract customers online. It is promoted on bunch of fraudulent websites: windows-antispy2008.com, thecleanersystem.com, antivirus-research-lab.com, vis-antispy2008.com and advanced-antivirus.com are just a few of them. Avoid downloading any software from these websites or any other website that features SystemCleaner and HardwareDoctor. If this malware is already on your computer, it may redirect web browser to one of the mentioned pages as a mean to make you purchase the program.

System Cleaner and Hardware Doctor is advertised as wonderful “two in one” computer security suite. However, it can only clean your bank account, because these applications don’t work as security tools. SystemCleaner and HardwareDoctor are two frauds bundled into one piece in order to appear more legitimate.

The names of both System Cleaner and Hardware Doctor may sound quite familiar. That’s because of well known anti-spyware tools that are named similar. Hardware Doctor has nothing to do with legitimate program Spyware Doctor, and System Cleaner is not related to popular optimization tool named CCleaner. Do not trust System Cleaner and Hardware Doctor and do not spend your money for these frauds! Commercial pop-ups, hijacked web browser and slow computer performance are all features that SystemCleaner and HardwareDoctor can provide.
Update on System Cleaner
An updated version of System Cleaner is distributed by fake mails of fake “Against Cybercrime Association”. It suggest running “Cybercriminal Activity Test” and if you refuse, they will disable your network connection. Such offers are illegal and should not be listened to. If you agree to perform the scan with System Cleaner, the fake antivirus will install into your PC and it will display warning that you have not passed the “cybercriminal activity test”. System Cleaner scan will show multiple infections that are no different from one rogues: popular malware names like Conficker.A and so on.
We recommend removing System Cleaner as it might cause PC malfunction. Try deleting its files manually or do a span with spyhunter or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

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