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RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 10:29 AM
I plugged my flash drive into my computer and it came up with that scan and fix thing, which I clicked. Now three of my folders on my flash are stored as type "File" so I can't access any of the data stored in those folders.
I'm not sure if its due to the scan and fix or a virus from a dodgy computer its been in, but I would like to be able to access the files stored in the folder.
I have run a virus check, and it came up as clean.
Any ideas:confused:
Telkomisaloser
29-09-2009, 10:40 AM
What is your anti-virus called?
And run the trend micro online scanner http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 10:49 AM
Its McAffe, I'm using my work computer so I don't have a choice.
I can try again at home on my personal computer.
But is there any other way to view the files?
Park@82
29-09-2009, 11:02 AM
I have seen a virus that makes exe files that looks like folders even with the same names as your folders. What is the file extension of these files?
RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 11:09 AM
Its documents and pdfs, and probably some pictures. It didn't affect all my folders though, just the ones containing documents. Like my "ebooks" folder. The size of the"file" is 90MB, but I'm sure that was the size of the all the documents that were stored in the folder before it became a file
Smooth Criminal
29-09-2009, 11:10 AM
I have seen a virus that makes exe files that looks like folders even with the same names as your folders. What is the file extension of these files?
Hmm I've seen the same thing - creates a file with an exe extension within the actual folder, with the name of the folder as the file name. You based in Rosslyn by any chance? ;)
killadoob
29-09-2009, 11:15 AM
Never use scan and fix, just click continue.
Park@82
29-09-2009, 11:23 AM
You based in Rosslyn
Nope, but I have seen it doing rounds around Pretoria on more than one memory stick.
RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 11:25 AM
Never use scan and fix, just click continue.
lol i know that now, i usually click continue, but curiosity got the better of me.
hope i didnt lose anything important... :)
What is your anti-virus called?
And run the trend micro online scanner http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
DUDE! seriously! Trend Micro SUCKS! it couldn't find a virus if you put it in its own quarantine!
RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 11:30 AM
Ha ha ha... microsofts solution
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en/vistahardware/thread/771290f9-84d8-48da-b5b3-0748747473ad
So if its "fixed" something, you not getting it back
Try access the files with 7-Zip
Smooth Criminal
29-09-2009, 11:34 AM
RP: don't run a virus scan from your local anti virus as it may have been infected too. Run an online scan - I'd recommend the ESET online scanner (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/).
RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 11:59 AM
RP: don't run a virus scan from your local anti virus as it may have been infected too. Run an online scan - I'd recommend the ESET online scanner (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/).
No virus found, and I use ESET at home, so it would have the same result...
Oh well, lesson learnt. :)
Most stuff I've lost I have elsewhere... haven't accessed those files since I put them on the flash so they can't be too important
Smooth Criminal
29-09-2009, 12:06 PM
You may want to give post #18 a shot here (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41818). It looks like quite a bit of effort to me, so if you have the data elsewhere and it's not that important then I'd give it a miss.
Telkomisaloser
29-09-2009, 12:15 PM
Ok the way how you described it, it sounds like you might have been infected by the Brontok worm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brontok_%28computer_worm%29
RustyPrincess
29-09-2009, 12:27 PM
You may want to give post #18 a shot here (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41818). It looks like quite a bit of effort to me, so if you have the data elsewhere and it's not that important then I'd give it a miss.
yip it does... I would rather just format and start again :) I must make backups on to dvds today, Don't feel like losing all my photos and documents off my external too...