$Recycle.bin virus?


  1. Souzr
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    $Recycle.bin virus?


    I saw these folders for the first time while choosing folders for a custom scan on Malwarebytes, they still only show up there, not while looking normally. I thought the folder was weird so I did some googling and found out it might be a virus? I did a scan on Malwarebytes and Avast but they didn't find anything... here's how the folders look like in Malwarebytes :





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  3. axe0
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    You can't see the recycle bin unless you choose to view the hidden files.
    My experience is that whenever a program shows the file system, it shows all the folders including the hidden files.

    To clarify in short, it isn't a virus or something.

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