Author Topic: How To REMOVE RECYCLER VIRUS That Turn FILES To SHORTCUT ON Ur STORAGE (Read 248 times)

SchoolBoy · « **on:** January 08, 2013, 09:02:31 am »

Only God knows how happy some people will feel seeing this Tutorial now, His 500GB External Hard-disk housing his Important Files and Documents was attacked by a Recycler Malware which turns all his Files into a Shortcut and rendered themcompletely useless, He said. Today, We decided to release this Tutorial on howto Tackle Recycler on your Storage device (You might not know how important thisArticle is until you're in a Recycler Mess).
When ever you Notice that all the Files on your Storage Device (External Hard-disk, Flash Drive or Memory Card) changed into a Shortcut and you try to Open it but its not Opening, Just bear in Mind that you have been Infected by the Recycler Malware..
HOW TO SOLVE THE RECYCLER MALWARE ON YOUR STORAGE DEVICE
1. Plug the Affected Device (Hard Disk, Flash Drive or Memory Card) through the USB Port, No Open your MyComputer and note down the Alphabet of the Device you plugged. e.g Some Device might Display G, D, E etc just note it down.
2. Now Click on the "Start" Menu --> Type Run in the Box, Then click on it--> Type cmd and click on OK
2. Enter this command.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:*.* Or attrib -h -r -s /s /d X:*.* => You can copy the above command --> Right-click in the Command Prompt and paste it there. (The G in theCommand is an Example if your Drive is displaying G, You can see we used X in the Other Command, It depends on yours).
3. Now check the files in theStorage drive after the process is finished successfully. You now haveyour Clean Files back.
TO AVOID FUTURE OCCURENCE, DO THIS
1. Now, For Security Reason, We Advice you to Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Software on your PC DOWNLOAD IT HERE (10MB) 2. After Downloading & Successful Installation it, Update it --> Perform "Full Scan" (The Default Scan Option is Quick Scan, Change to Full Scan).
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Author Topic: How To REMOVE RECYCLER VIRUS That Turn FILES To SHORTCUT ON Ur STORAGE (Read 248 times)

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