"this folder is empty" windows 7

HI. I had recently installed a game and shortly after that. I cannot open any folders on my PC. everything has a "this folder is empty" message. No idea what to do. but with so many programs like avg, superanti, malwarbytes,ect. I dont know how this could have happned. OS: Windows 7 64bit

sgtbigrig said:

HI. I had recently installed a game and shortly after that. I cannot open any folders on my PC. everything has a "this folder is empty" message. No idea what to do. but with so many programs like avg, superanti, malwarbytes,ect. I dont know how this could have happned. OS: Windows 7 64bit

Where did you get the game from????? Sounds like a virus if all the effected apps are for malware


Ken J

zigzag3143 said:

sgtbigrig said:

HI. I had recently installed a game and shortly after that. I cannot open any folders on my PC. everything has a "this folder is empty" message. No idea what to do. but with so many programs like avg, superanti, malwarbytes,ect. I dont know how this could have happned. OS: Windows 7 64bit

Where did you get the game from????? Sounds like a virus if all the effected apps are for malware


Ken J

from the games suggested downloads link. only one available was the torrent version. even so. I have no idea how a virus could has slipped past so many programs

sgtbigrig said:

zigzag3143 said:

sgtbigrig said:

HI. I had recently installed a game and shortly after that. I cannot open any folders on my PC. everything has a "this folder is empty" message. No idea what to do. but with so many programs like avg, superanti, malwarbytes,ect. I dont know how this could have happned. OS: Windows 7 64bit

Where did you get the game from????? Sounds like a virus if all the effected apps are for malware


Ken J

from the games suggested downloads link. only one available was the torrent version. even so. I have no idea how a virus could has slipped past so many programs

Torrent versions can and do slip things by AV apps. You have no idea what is in the torrent and it comes DIRECTLY from another user you dont know. thats one reason most site wont support machines with torrent clients on them.

Suggest you download malwarebytes and run in safe mode to find it.


Ken J

zigzag3143 said:

sgtbigrig said:

zigzag3143 said:

Where did you get the game from????? Sounds like a virus if all the effected apps are for malware


Ken J

from the games suggested downloads link. only one available was the torrent version. even so. I have no idea how a virus could has slipped past so many programs

Torrent versions can and do slip things by AV apps. You have no idea what is in the torrent and it comes DIRECTLY from another user you dont know. thats one reason most site wont support machines with torrent clients on them.

Suggest you download malwarebytes and run in safe mode to find it.


Ken J

as mentioned above I already have it and ran it. nothing has been found.

Also just to add it seems the /c drive folders are ok but everything in my torrent download location is showing the "folder is empty" message. still prefer to find out how to fix this