How to remove $RECYCLE.BIN & System Volume Information from Each partition

Anonymous
2013-10-12T13:02:59+00:00

My windows 8.1 Pro (final release) infected with $RECYCLE.BIN & System Volume Information virus/malware in each partition.I have tried with windows Defender and Microsoft safety scannerto remove but windows Defender and Microsoft safety scanner not detect them.If i try to delete,it again appears.

Advice me how to remove " $RECYCLE.BIN & System Volume Information from each partition plea

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Anonymous
2013-10-12T13:13:08+00:00

My windows 8.1 Pro (final release) infected with $RECYCLE.BIN & System Volume Information virus/malware in each partition.I have tried with windows Defender and Microsoft safety scannerto remove but windows Defender and Microsoft safety scanner not detect them.If i try to delete,it again appears.

Advice me how to remove " $RECYCLE.BIN & System Volume Information from each partition plea

Typically $RECYCLE.BIN is for recycle bin allocation form your hard disk partition. and  System Volume Information bears the useful info regarding your volume.

These things are shown because hide protected system files tick is removed

Cant say it a virus effect or not..

If you feel like infected, much better to take the assistance of antivirus software

Download hitman pro 3.7**(shareware and can be activated for 30 days free)**and have a full system scan.. http://www.surfright.nl/en 

And/or

use malwarebyte have a full system scan http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

After verifying , you can just make them invisible by doing this... 

Note:- Optional/additional info -----(You DON'T have to run below to fix the problem )


Any folder and its content can be made shown as a recycle bin using a desktop.ini

Normally within this desktop.ini u can see. 

[.ShellClassInfo]

CLSID={645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-8964


open a command prompt run as administrator

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc947813%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

change the the folder attrattributesre desktop.ini is kept using

attrib +a +s +h +r "folder" \* /d /s

you will see a recyclear bin folder

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-10T05:09:23+00:00

    sir, u rocks.... am happy with ur answer. thank u

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  2. quietman7 MVP Alumni 19,830 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-02-11T20:46:10+00:00

    Hetti Arachchige V Aravinda already explained they are protected system files. That means they are related to and used by the Microsoft operating system.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-23T12:34:32+00:00

    Thanks Man....

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-29T03:18:47+00:00

    I keep having this same problem since the Windows 8.1 update rolled out! Could someone please explain step by step how to prevent these files from being stored on my flash drives.

    Most of the time these folders (System Volume Information, and $RECYCLE.BIN) are visible because hidden file settings are changed and make them visible.. (figure 1 in the first post reflects that changes)

    Seeing "System Volume Information" folder within a flash drive is not odd.. It's due to aforementioned system change regarding hidden files ...

    Are u seeing $RECYCLE.BIN within the flash drive itself? Normally there cannot be such folder within a flash drive since when u delete something it wont go to recycle bin and there are no more $RECYCLE.BIN folders in a flash drive..

    Other than your own files folders, only folder that can be inside flash drive is the  "System Volume Information" folder...

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