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Find Files (and Spyware) that are hidden even when Show Hidden Files is enabled!
You can set windows to allow you to set, edit, view, and delete hidden files. However, even when you do this, the OS still hides some files from you. Some spyware is now using this technique as well.
You have your computer set to show all hidden files, so you would think that you should actually be able to see all hidden files, right? Not exactly. Microsoft realizes that there are some files (like files required for booting) that should really, really be hidden from the user. These files will not be displayed even if you have Windows set to show all hidden files. The problem with this is that some spyware programs are now using this property to hide their evil from the user. If you can't see it, it's hard to delete it. Disclaimer: You can really ***** up your system by deleting the wrong files using this technique. Really, really, really. Backup your system before preceding. How to see them: Type this command from a command prompt... Code:
attrib /s | findstr SHR Here's my output: Quote:
How to Delete Them: Remember... don't be an idiot. Do not remove one of these files unless you know that it is spyware or a trojan. Here is the command: Code:
attrib -r -s -h trojanfilename For example: Code:
attrib -r -s -h c:\windows\system32\ispyonyou.exe |
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11-09-2006, 09:02 PM
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Folder Options -> View -> uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files ... which MS recommends and I do not
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