help .... viruses in my external HD :(

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  1. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    help .... viruses in my external HD :(


    Hi guys,
    yesterday i gave my external HD to my friend and apparently his laptop is infected
    . so now every time i try to open my HD i get these files :


    non of them was here before except for the " programz " folder
    and every time i try to open one of them i get this :


    except for the folder called "System Volume Information" when i try to open it nothing happens.

    i tried to scan the external HD with "Microsoft Security Essentials" and the it deleted a lot of files and whats left now are the ones it the print screen. after that i tried to scan the HD again and now MSE says its clean.
    and those are the deleted files :

    but the weird thing is that the HD is still full ( 196GB free of 931GB )

    and when i scan in MSE it still scans my old files:


    now what will happen ?
    1- are all my files gone ?
    2- should i remove the HD from my laptop ?
    3- can i download another antivirus like ( kasper -norton) to use it with MSE ?
    Last edited by kak2a2; 19 Nov 2010 at 04:05.
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  2. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #2

    Run a scan of Malwarebytes
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  3. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    ^^^
    No malicious items were detected
    and this is the log file
    mbam-log-2010-11-19 (13-15-12).txt
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  4. Posts : 2,132
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    kak2a2 said:
    ^^^
    No malicious items were detected
    and this is the log file
    mbam-log-2010-11-19 (13-15-12).txt
    SUPERAntiSpyware
    Hitman Pro
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  5. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    ^^^
    results :




    i think both of them false threats?
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  6. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #6

    Can you pull the files that you know are yours and are vitally important off the drive?
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  7. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    ^^^
    mmmmmmmm the only folder i know it's mine and i can see it is " programz "
    just copied it to my documents and when i tried to open it i got this :


    after that i clicked on " browse " then i got this message :


    i know that my other files are in the external HD because it still almost full and when i scan my external HD using MSE i can see it scanning my folders ... but i don't know how to get them back : (
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  8. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #8

    You copied a shortcut, not the folder. Copy your vital docs and what, then I recommend a clean wipe, write zeros pass over the entire thing.
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  9. Posts : 622
    Arch Linux 64-bit
       #9

    A Suspicious rating by Hitman Pro is not a false positive but neither is it necessarily a threat. I assume you scanned with Early Warning Scoring. It should only be used if you can't access the internet and/or you can decide for yourself what is malicious.

    Tracking cookies are not a concern to your computer but they can be a concern to your privacy. It is safe to let SUPERAntiSpyware delete them.
    Last edited by malexous; 20 Nov 2010 at 12:33.
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  10. Posts : 107
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    ^^
    i deleted them
    thanks everybody for the help ... but i'm waiting for more : (
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