Comments on: Windows Surface Scanner: check for bad sectors on your hard disk

By: Vicky

Vicky — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:30:30 +0000

Well well well all this is to do with data security or hard drive security.Well am tired of my hard drive crashing.I tried out data recovery but it was too expensive.Well some weeks ago,i was looking for an online backup system and i came across one called safecopy online backup.I was suprised that with safecopy,they only pay 50bucks annually for 200GB and lots more and they also offer a free unlimited 5GB.This is so owesome.Well i opted for safecopy and now i sleep with my minds at rest knowing that all my files are safe.

By: Michael Stankard

Michael Stankard — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:45:24 +0000

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:06:34 +0000

Attempted to download and my SonicWall blocked it with an alert that it contains the trojan Avenger.gen

Tried it again at home and Symantec Endpoint Protection also threw an alert.

Do not download.

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By: Bytes

Bytes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:46 +0000

José Mª, since you are probably run Asquared which is among the worst when it comes to false positives you should read this http://blog.nirsoft.net/2009/05/17/antivirus-companies-cause-a-big-headache-to-small-developers/

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:52:58 +0000

I agree with your advice to get your data out ASAP. Bad sectors are bad sectors. They are physically damaged and while data might be recovered from them, they could never be trusted again.

A couple of fantastic tools for data recovery are TestDisk and PhotoRec from CGSecurity. I once scored major points with my boss who accidentally formatted a drive because he got mixed up on the drive letters. TestDisk recovered the partition data and restored the drive in a minute or two. I’ve also successfully used PhotoRec to get images off of a card that was mistakenly formatted in my Wife’s camera.

Strictly DOS interface, not flashy or super friendly, but VERY effective and worth your time. http://www.cgsecurity.org/

So, lesson here is, once you get your data off the drive safely, replace the disk ASAP. As inexpensive as storage has become these days, it’s much better than taking chances with your valuable data.

Awesome site Samer! Keep up the good work!

By: Samer

Samer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:35:24 +0000

Jose,
I am 100% sure that there is no virus. What we have here is a instance of a false positive.

I run a host of the best antivirus/antispyware programs on my machine and none gave me any such indication. I also uploaded the file to virustotal.com, which checks a file against 41 of the most well known anti virus and anti malware engine, and it came back with what I consider a clear bill of health (4/41, which is an excellent result; 4 second-tier engines reported some sort of trojan, while NONE of the leading engines found anything).

Here’s the URL: http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/07cc2a77a0b607300c71e433f5a8ff0d7820c63b3cccc1f58420ed042d6cfbbd-1258591862

As for stating that it is fast in comparison with the utility included in Windows, that is indeed exactly what I meant.

Oh, and thanks for your kind word regarding my blog!

By: José Mª

José Mª — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:01 +0000

I have downloadaded and installed the programme with the nasty surprise that there was a virus in it. Luckily my anti virus detected and I completely removed it.
I am a follower of freeware genius for many months now and these things should not happen because all the marvelous work you have been putting in this blog might go down the drain if we, the readers, can not trust in downloading any suggested programme you may present.
Another negative comment – sorry, it is the first time I write and I seem not to be content but it is exactly the opposite – about the adjective with the WSS. Fast? Probably it is fast in comparison with the programme included in XP but it took well over an hour to scan a 230GB.
Letting aside my comments, please receive my congratulations on your blog. Do not give up.
Thanks

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:46:42 +0000

HD Tune (Pro & Free) displays the SMART status and can also do an error scan.

My system drive has about ten reallocated sectors since two years (SMART: OK), so I guess a bad sector does not mean to replace the drive ASAP, but rather to check the status of your drive more often to see, if the numbers of bad sectors increase.