Solved Malware and disk drive partition

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Hi all, this will be an easy one for those in the know

1.......Cause..... Had some malware (don't know what flavour) ..removed with Malwarebytes.

2...... Everything seems to be operating normally

BUT

3...... Logical drive D:. when this partition is viewed from either explorer or the command prompt no files are listed. However the disk usage, disk size and bytes free, are consistent with all the files being present.

4...... When a selective scan is performed on the partition with either Malwayebytes or AVG free all the files are found and appear as normal whilst being checked.

In Summary, I cant access the files on my D: drive but they all appear to be there.

I suspect that the malware has messed with the registry.

I am sure there is no problem with the partition

Thanks Folks
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
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Thanks Richard, but this is not an option for me as I have done a fair bit since this happened.
Could explorer be corrupted ?. ie pointing at an invalid register entry ?

cheers
Wayne
 

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Did you know that System Restore does not change personal stuff? Pics, documents etc will not change.
This sounds like it may be a registry problem and System Restore is the betst, if not only, way to go. There is no way to fix a problem memory, unless you have exptertise in that area.

You can try to see if reuva finds the documents
http://www.piriform.com/recuva

If you DO have the restore points, but rather not use them THIS is the BEST way to go
http://www.shadowexplorer.com/
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Many Thanks, will check that out. This stuff is a long way removed from my day before PC's when I used to debug stuff in Hex, use an oscilloscope and write a few routines in 8088 assembler (Now my age is showing :-( )
 

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Glad that you sorted the problem. Good luck. I will mark this thread as solved
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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