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Why would you want to remove your user account? That would delete all your documents, pictures, music, and videos. I think you need to see what is causing your user account to be blocked. Sometimes a virus can block it, so if you remove the account and not the virus, it will just attach itself to another account. How do you know it's blocked? What is is doing? I hope you're not saying you forgot the password to the user account? A virus can also HIDE the user account so that you can't see it. It can also hide the desktop so no icons appear, it can hide the My Documents folder making you think your music, picture, videos and documents have been deleted. It can even hide the windows folder making you think Windows has either been uninstalled or deleted itself.
Well virus normally gets in your flash drives (pen drives) by putting it to an infected computer... this happens most of the times & you bring those virus home making your life miserable... Some anti-virus deletes all your infected folders as soon as you put it into the USB (thus deleting all your important files inside them) What to do? Before you know this, just take note that those virus attack your folders mainly in 99% cases. The trick is to either not put anything in folders in your flash drives OR if you put them into folders, compress the folder by programs such as 7-ZIP, Winrar, Winzip etc You'll see that your documents will be safer! Please send your votes & feedback to motivate us!
1st: Go to Tools>Folder Options>View>unckeck this items below: 1>display the contets of system folders 2>hide extensions for known file types 3>hide protected operating system files(Recomended)
2nd:check all other options in VIEW
3rd:APPLY>OK.
4th:Download unlocker 1.87 ,install it after that enter any drive (C:,D:,........) and delete the recycler folder >then a error message will appar and shows that " can not delete RECYCLER:access is denied." it's in use.>click "OK">after that the "unlocker 1.87" will appears automatically and will give options "noaction","delete","rename","move" at down-left corner and there you can select " delete" optinon by scrolling down and after that you can success fully delete the virus,RECYCLER,from that drive.:D
continue this proccess for all drives where you can see RYCLER folder
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Use a batch file (Example.bat) to change it from to a non hidden and a non read only file. It will convert it to a deletable folder and delete it. Do not delete the Autorun file because I found that the virus changed one of my documents to the autorun. @Echo off ATTRIB -S -A -H -R Pause Then if no errors come up after running the batch right click on RECYCLER folder and click delete. Make sure the Batch is in the drive not the subdirectry. (Example) - DriveLeter>Example.bat Hope this helps : )
Please note that the following advice if taken will absolve me from any responsibility. I am only reporting what I did to get rid of the virus installed on my hard drive.
1. You should be able to see your root drive root drive which is c: or d: etc.
2. Ensure that you are able to see hidden files by going to Tool>Folder Option>view and checking off hidden files.
3. System Volume Information and Recycler should be visible in your root drive (c: d: or whatever drive you use) 4. Right Click on Recycler folder and go to Properties.
5. Go to the tab labeled Security, If your user name is not there then add your username that you use for XP . Give yourself all security rights as well as the SYSTEM user. Then press okay. If you cannot see the security tab and you are using XP professional then go to Tool>Folder Option>View uncheck box "Use simple File sharing" then select Apply.
6. Right Click on System volume information folder and go to Properties. Repeat step 5.
7. Go to the garbage icon on the desktop and right click. Choose properties then check the box " Do not move files to the recycle bin. Remove files immediately when deleted." Press Apply.
8. Go back to the root drive and delete Recycler folder.
9. Go to the System Information folder and delete the last folder. These folders are where Xp has taken a snapshot of your system in order to restore it. The virus is hiding here in the event that you restore it is also restored.
10. You should now open the registry editor and remove the virus from here so that when you restart the virus is not recreated.
11. Open the registry editor. Start >Run> then type regedit in the box and select OK The registry will now open.
12. Hit Ctrl+F Type Recycler in the search box . Delete the entry when found. press F3 to find the next occurrance of Recycler and delete.
13. Close regedit.
14. Go to all installed harddrives and so steps 2- steps 6, steps 8 and steps 9.
15. Run your virus software. You should be able to update any virus software that was previously unupdatable.
16. Reboot your computer
17. Verify that that the reycler folder is deleted from you root drive.
18. Then you can uncheck the box in the garbage that you checked in step 7. To keep all you deleted files in case you need to restore a file that was accidentally deleted.
My findings: This virus is recreated using the methods of the garbage bin. Everytime you delete a file it recreates itself because it looks in the garbage and restores or copies the virus information inside. If the virus is not able to be stored inside and is immediately removed when you check the box in step 7. Then it cannot recreate itself and all of its power is lost. So erasing it from the registry and drive ensures that it cannot return.
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I frequently get this headache and finally heartache sooo annoying it had brought too much trouble for me. After installing various kinds of software, running them and so on, I found some of them useful and some of them not at all effective.
Even if we make changes in folder options to view all the files and change various settings, searching through regedit etc or following by some software, in most conditions a typical average user lands in confusion and finally some disaster happens to his system.
I found this simple system to effectively remove Recycler virus - Blam to Recycler virus.
1. Go to Desktop, right click on Recycle bin and select properties. 2. Check (select or put a tick mark) on the square box (Do not move files to the recycle bin. Remove files immediately when deleted)
3. Get File zilla FTP which is free and install. (you dont need to change any file settings) 4. without entering any sort of web address anywhere click the directories in the Local site box. 5. Then each directory will display all the folders below this box with file name, file size, file type and last modified. 6. Now check if RECYCLER folder is there. Then simply delete it. 7. Your job is done. 8. Repeat in all the folders by searching if it is sub folders too. 9. Repeat for each directory ( C D E F ...)
After your job is done again go to desktop, right click on recycle bin and then deselect on the square box.
1st: Go to Tools>Folder Options>View>unckeck this items below: 1>display the contets of system folders 2>hide extensions for known file types 3>hide protected operating system files(Recomended)
2nd:check all other options in VIEW
3rd:APPLY>OK.
4th:Download unlocker 1.87 ,install it after that enter any drive (C:\,D:\,........) and delete the recycler folder >then a error message will appar and shows that " can not delete RECYCLER:access is denied." it's in use.>click "OK">after that the "unlocker 1.87" will appears automatically and will give options "noaction","delete","rename","move" at down-left corner and there you can select " delete" optinon by scrolling down and after that you can success fully delete the virus,RECYCLER,from that drive.:D
continue this proccess for all drives where you can see RYCLER folder
I think you are facing a virus problem if it was a virus problem then go to http://xviruslab.blogspot.com and download Quick Heal Total Security (PC Mobile Scan and Data Theft Protection, Anti Phishing) or Quick Heal Anti Virus Plus mail me if you're facing any problem
Its problem of virus my buddy actually this problem is created by virus called "trojan dropper" so use a power full antivirus like norton or mcafee to remove it completely :)
plz check your pc for viruse(update the anti-viruse software and disable the system restore) then uninstall your printer and reinstall your printer.Plz post your findings
and download process explorer.
Start it, and use the 'target' icon (to the right of the binoculars)
and 'drag' the icon to the command-box like window.
Then process explorer will tell you which program or process is causing this window to appear.
Find this program or process in windows file explorer and delete it.
Done!
Tip.
Also download autoruns, a program that shows ALL autostarting programs, much better than win 98's msconfig
the folders you refer to are trying to connect to the internet to be used as clones or some sort of programme.
Start your pc in safe mode(press F8 on start up) and then select start windows in vga or safe mode and when the desktop appears use the administrator account to log on and then right click on the folders and delete them from your desktop, then restart your pc
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