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Can not see files in Program Files folder

Hi – I have a station that got infected and after cleaning it up and allowing to view hidden files the actual files in the Program Files folder can not been seen or executed and do not show up when select from the Start / All programs.

These files can be viewed from a different station on the network.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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jason987

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cspeaker

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Thanks - dis-abled anti-vius and ran twice but still same porblem.

jason987

Sounds like you may still be infected.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

jason987

What virus scanner found the threat/what are you currently using?

cspeaker

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Malwarebytes and Trend Micro - the infection was theData Recovery Virus.

Ran both again and they both came up clean.

R_odec

You can try a system restore but after the restore be sure to rescan the drives.

AlokJain0412

hi you use combofix

disable your antivirus
Download this and run
its a amaging utility
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phototropic

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flubbster

Please take a look at this page and follow the steps there:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Internet_Email/Anti_Spyware/A_6209-Windows-XP-Vista-Recovery-rogue-Desktop-icons-missing-Empty-program-files.html

cspeaker

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OK - thanks everyone for you help.

Followed all of the steps above.

Most everything is working now except the program files - if you click on MS Office for example there is nothing there.

AlokJain0412

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Sure for in future always refer legitimate sites links

hi @cspeaker,
you please repair you msoffice once

cspeaker

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jason987 and phototropic both helped so splitting points.

Thanks!