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Old January 2nd 09, 09:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Mordechi
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Default Files and folders disappear

Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files
Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.
--
Mordechi
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  #2  
Old January 8th 09, 10:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Steve Winograd
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Posts: 392
Default Files and folders disappear

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800, Mordechi
.(donotspam) wrote:

Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files
Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.


Some malware programs turn off the settings that show hidden and
system files to make their files hard to detect. Run full scans with
your antivirus and antispyware programs. I'd also download and run
the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malwa

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
  #3  
Old January 8th 09, 10:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Steve Winograd
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Posts: 392
Default Files and folders disappear

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800, Mordechi
.(donotspam) wrote:

Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files
Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.


Some malware programs turn off the settings that show hidden and
system files to make their files hard to detect. Run full scans with
your antivirus and antispyware programs. I'd also download and run
the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malwa

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
  #4  
Old January 8th 09, 03:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Mordechi
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Posts: 3
Default Files and folders disappear

Thank you Steve:

I have run full AV & MW scans of the system and drives, however, from a
different supplier, IMSI/System Suite 9. The results were 3 files
quarintined and deleted. No malware detected. I will go to the MS site and
run the scans using the MS software.

In an attempt to resolve the problem, I deleted the drive, reformated NTFS
and then loaded the backup of the drive. This backup was made prior to the
occurance of this problem. The result is that the files are visible, in
almost all instances, but when I try to open them with Excel or Word 2003,
now I am getting an error message that the files are locked. When I go to
the files to examine them the attributes are "read only". I can access the
attributes and change them but the error message said that to correct the
problem I should examine the permissions on the files and folders.

Have not gotten to that, as yet, but it certainly sounds, to me anyway, that
something nefarious is going on.

If you have any further advice I would appreciate the direction.

Mordechi
--
Mordechi


"Steve Winograd" wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800, Mordechi
.(donotspam) wrote:

Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files
Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.


Some malware programs turn off the settings that show hidden and
system files to make their files hard to detect. Run full scans with
your antivirus and antispyware programs. I'd also download and run
the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malwa

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

  #5  
Old January 8th 09, 03:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Mordechi
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Posts: 3
Default Files and folders disappear

Thank you Steve:

I have run full AV & MW scans of the system and drives, however, from a
different supplier, IMSI/System Suite 9. The results were 3 files
quarintined and deleted. No malware detected. I will go to the MS site and
run the scans using the MS software.

In an attempt to resolve the problem, I deleted the drive, reformated NTFS
and then loaded the backup of the drive. This backup was made prior to the
occurance of this problem. The result is that the files are visible, in
almost all instances, but when I try to open them with Excel or Word 2003,
now I am getting an error message that the files are locked. When I go to
the files to examine them the attributes are "read only". I can access the
attributes and change them but the error message said that to correct the
problem I should examine the permissions on the files and folders.

Have not gotten to that, as yet, but it certainly sounds, to me anyway, that
something nefarious is going on.

If you have any further advice I would appreciate the direction.

Mordechi
--
Mordechi


"Steve Winograd" wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800, Mordechi
.(donotspam) wrote:

Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files
Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.


Some malware programs turn off the settings that show hidden and
system files to make their files hard to detect. Run full scans with
your antivirus and antispyware programs. I'd also download and run
the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malwa

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

  #6  
Old January 12th 09, 10:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
tigaroda
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Posts: 2
Default Files and folders disappear


Mordechi;1455285 Wrote:
Thank you Steve:

I have run full AV & MW scans of the system and drives, however, from a

different supplier, IMSI/System Suite 9. The results were 3 files
quarintined and deleted. No malware detected. I will go to the MS
site and
run the scans using the MS software.

In an attempt to resolve the problem, I deleted the drive, reformated
NTFS
and then loaded the backup of the drive. This backup was made prior to
the
occurance of this problem. The result is that the files are visible,
in
almost all instances, but when I try to open them with Excel or Word
2003,
now I am getting an error message that the files are locked. When I go
to
the files to examine them the attributes are "read only". I can access
the
attributes and change them but the error message said that to correct
the
problem I should examine the permissions on the files and folders.

Have not gotten to that, as yet, but it certainly sounds, to me anyway,
that
something nefarious is going on.

If you have any further advice I would appreciate the direction.

Mordechi
--
Mordechi


"Steve Winograd" wrote:
-
On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800, Mordechi
.(donotspam) wrote:
-
Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive
have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains
visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files

Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute
switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden
system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to
the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of
the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.-

Some malware programs turn off the settings that show hidden and
system files to make their files hard to detect. Run full scans with
your antivirus and antispyware programs. I'd also download and run
the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malwa

http://tinyurl.com/6bb67
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
-


Friend,If i use like antivirus..will antivirus detect the malware?
Yes, i think it must reformat again of harddrive..
with reformat all data and virus or malware will delete.
So harddrive will clean again..




--
tigaroda
  #7  
Old January 12th 09, 10:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
tigaroda
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2
Default Files and folders disappear


Mordechi;1455285 Wrote:
Thank you Steve:

I have run full AV & MW scans of the system and drives, however, from a

different supplier, IMSI/System Suite 9. The results were 3 files
quarintined and deleted. No malware detected. I will go to the MS
site and
run the scans using the MS software.

In an attempt to resolve the problem, I deleted the drive, reformated
NTFS
and then loaded the backup of the drive. This backup was made prior to
the
occurance of this problem. The result is that the files are visible,
in
almost all instances, but when I try to open them with Excel or Word
2003,
now I am getting an error message that the files are locked. When I go
to
the files to examine them the attributes are "read only". I can access
the
attributes and change them but the error message said that to correct
the
problem I should examine the permissions on the files and folders.

Have not gotten to that, as yet, but it certainly sounds, to me anyway,
that
something nefarious is going on.

If you have any further advice I would appreciate the direction.

Mordechi
--
Mordechi


"Steve Winograd" wrote:
-
On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:44:05 -0800, Mordechi
.(donotspam) wrote:
-
Following a system crash all of the files on a particular hard drive
have
disappeared in Explorer. However, the folder structure remains
visible.

I have been able to make the files visible using the Folders and Files

Attribute settings but each time I exit Explorer the attribute
switches back
to Hidden. This occurs even if I have set the system to show hidden
system
files.

I would like to set all of the files and folders on the system back to
the
default settings.

Have slowly driven myself insane with this problem over the course of
the
last month.

Thanks for any help you can give.-

Some malware programs turn off the settings that show hidden and
system files to make their files hard to detect. Run full scans with
your antivirus and antispyware programs. I'd also download and run
the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malwa

http://tinyurl.com/6bb67
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
-


Friend,If i use like antivirus..will antivirus detect the malware?
Yes, i think it must reformat again of harddrive..
with reformat all data and virus or malware will delete.
So harddrive will clean again..




--
tigaroda
 




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