unHIDDEN files that's have been hidden by a virus

[chaliciouss]

Well, i'm new to the forum and thinking on how to give a contribution to this forum, since i kinda like this one, and come up with this one.
it's about unHIDDEN files that's have been hidden by a virus

as you all know, sometimes a virus infects a file or delete a file and then takes it's name.
well, for example a virus infect a *.doc file and appear in the Windows Explorer as application (where this file should appear as a word document) or those *.scr virus that hidden the main file (usually *.doc) and takes it's name and add a *.scr extention and appear as screen saver file.

from what i've met so far, a virus sometimes hidden (not all virus delete files you know) the main file (usually *.doc file) and takes it's name and adding *.exe or *.scr.

If you met something like this, it was quite simple.
the virus actually rename and add the files with system and hidden attribute (and some with read-only attribute).

Lets say that the virus was on drive "D:" and folder "\Main Data" like this: "D:\Main Data"

To unHidden it, do the following step:
1. Open the Command Prompt (press: Windows+R and then type "cmd" on the Run Window)
And a command Prompt will open.
2. On the command prompt, type: "d:" and the hit "Enter", by doing so you'll end-up in drive D:
3. to enter "Main Data" folder, type: "cd main data", and there you go, you've arrived in "Main Data" folder.
4. now, the action: inside the folder, type these command: "attrib -r -s -h *.* /s /d". And thats all.

to know what -r -s -h mean, type on the command prompt: "attrib/?". The command will lead you to attrib manual page (as if in linux... )

Well, enjoy....
CMIIW

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