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[Sara Legath]

Aweek ago, I tried to download a file from the internet. When I clicked it, pop ups from websites started to open up every five minutes. I somehow managed to uninstall and delete the most part of the "corrupted" files but one stuck in my system 32 folder. Specifically in this location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers

The presence of the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\c3Xi0d1.sys is the least of your problems. It is possible to attempt to unlock & possibly to remove it, but it will have no effect as to the files encrypted by the ransomware.

I know I can't use any of the previous programs to decrypt my files but as I read online, I should first get rid of the infection files first and then I can try using some Recovery software. Also, I had Ransomware Protection in Windows Defender Enabled and a lot of of folders and sub-folders and due to that the files in my downloads and desktop and some files in other drives in deep sub-folders were not encrypted.

To be honest, I don't have a backup for all my important files on this PC and some of them were not encrypted so I prefer if there was a way to keep them or at least reinstall Windows without losing these files.

Worst case, If I do a clean install, can I connect my external HDD and transfer the data that were not encrypted or this might infect the whole HDD ? (As I can risk having the HDD infected because it has most of my important data).

The ESET found a large number of_readme.txt which ( 1) would have been helpful to have a copy of from the very start of this case. ( 2) Be fully aware that this is one indicator that this machine had a encrypting ransomware. (3) as I said earlier, you would be safer in the long term to rebuild this system from scratch. Still let me know if you choose to do that. Otherwise, there is not a good way to vouch for its security & safety. (4) in the long term, you must be extremely careful what you download.

I plan on doing a Windows Reinstall as it seems to be the much safer option to go with, but in the mean time I wish to be able to transfer the data that were not encrypted by the Ransomware attack safely so I can Restore them again after the reinstallation of Windows.

You can copy your personal files to offline media, like I mentioned earlier. After you have cleanly installed Windows, and you have a good antivirus program again, before you restore back the personal files, you should scan them with the antivirus and with the Malwarebytes for Windows.

I have a virus in my temp folder that I've removed 3-4 times yet it continues to come back time and time again. It's an .exe virus. Both Malwarebytes and Windows Defender have stated they removed it, yet the virus returns after every restart of my computer. I'd like some help of how to get rid of this thing for good.

The act of torrenting itself is not illegal. However, downloading and sharing unsanctioned copyrighted material is very much illegal, and there is always a chance of getting caught by the authorities.

Torrenting non-copyrighted material is perfectly fine and is allowed. We have seen an increase in malware being bundled with software downloads over P2P.

Please keep this in mind when sharing files that you're increasing the risk that your system might get infected. Scan all files prior to running them.

NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on this particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to your operating system that cannot be undone.

Run FRST or FRST64 and press the Fix button just once and wait.

If the tool needs a restart please make sure you let the system restart normally and let the tool complete its run after restart.

The tool will make a log on the Desktop (Fixlog.txt) or wherever you ran FRST from. Please attach or post it to your next reply.

NOTE-1: This fix will run a scan to check that all Microsoft operating system files are valid and not corrupt and attempt to correct any invalid files. It will also run a disk check on the restart to ensure disk integrity. Depending on the speed of your computer this fix may take 30 minutes or more.

NOTE-2: As part of this fix all temporary files will be removed. If you have any open web pages that have not been bookmarked please make sure you bookmark them now as all open applications will be automatically closed. Also, make sure you know the passwords for all websites as cookies will also be removed. The use of an external password manager is highly recommended instead of using your browser to store passwords.

Important: items are permanently deleted. They are not moved to quarantine. If you have any questions or concerns please ask before running this fix.

You have this entry which is the one responsible for creating the EXE file in the temp folder. I'm not saying the file is bad but if you're not aware of the program, you did not install it yourself, or know what it's doing, then I would remove it. (I can help you do that)

You also have an older version of Java running on the computer. If possible it's best to try and run your computer without Java if possible. If you really have to have it then make sure you remove old versions and keep it up to date at all times.

Yeah, I didn't install that program, not voluntarily at least. I went in and removed the entire folder, and the program was actually run as I tried deleting it, so I ended the process in task manager and tried to delete it - success!

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The Newfolder.exe Virus is one of the more dangerous viruses that hides files in USB files and disables things like Task Manager, Regedit, and Folder Options. The virus creates .exe files that mirror your existing files, leading to the virus taking up as much as 50% of your storage space, along with other nasty side effects, which can cause your computer to experience a drastic loss in speed and efficiency.

I read that the cache is automatically deleted every three days so it wouldn't be something that's staying in the cache. How should I deal with this because this has been a very easy and convenient way to share files between my i-things and my pc. Thanks.

In regards to what you mentioned now, kindly note that the Dropbox desktop client uses the ".dropbox.cache" folder as a staging area to download your files in small chunks during the syncing process.

Sometimes antivirus programs will pick up some of these partial files as false positives and continuously quarantine them. The problem here is that Dropbox keeps downloading the file in an attempt to sync the file down to your computer. To tackle this behavior you can either add the Dropbox cache folder to an ignore list so that Dropbox can correctly sync that file or/and as Sanchez has mentioned before me, temporarily disable your antivirus. Once synced and "Up to date", you should no longer see these warnings or quarantine messages.

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If you have two accounts linked to the same desktop, the name of your Dropbox folder will be appended with your team name in parentheses or "(Personal)," depending on the type of account. For example, if you were clearing your cache on a Dropbox Business account called "Company" you'd see:

At the end I managed to delete those files with my Kaspersky antivirus, but just after I quit Dropbox. Haven't had issues today, will see on next scan. I was following instructions for cache, they are really not that hard to follow, but they don't bring me to cache folder, as it looks like one doesn't exist ?

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