Computer Security & Viruses/Virus Problem

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i have C,D,E,F & G Disk Drive in my computer. All the Folders of Drive D is showing Screen Saver in place of file folder, when i open that drive. While Drive C is displaying File Folder against all the folders name. When i right click on such folders the menu display Test, Confugure, Install, ... in place of Explore, Open, Search, ...
Is it causes by some virus. How i resolve this problem. Please tell me the procedure. When i try to open this folder, it takes much time in opening the same.


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hi anil

try this

1. turn off your computer
2. turn it back on and keep F8 pressed
3. when a menu appears, choose SAFE MODE
4. windows will loadi in SAFE MODE. perform an antivirus scan in this mode (if you dont have an antivirus installed, make sure to install one before starting from step 1. also make sure its updated)
5. if the antivirus finds anything, remove it and restart again.

see how it goes

ramon

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