Documents, Programs Missing After “Fake Antivirus” InfectionAfter an infection by a fake anti-virus program, you may have the following symptoms: - Programs missing from the Start Menu;
- Programs missing from the Quick Launch bar;
- Nothing appearing on the desktop;
- Documents, photos, other files missing.
This may occur if the malware has hidden files and disabled certain Windows features. To resolve: - Download the following file and save it to your Desktop (it should be possible to save a file to the Desktop):
CleanupFakeAV.bat - If using Windows XP/2003:
Click Start, Run, CMD and click OK. If using Windows Vista/7/2008 or later: Click Start , type CMD in the search box and press Ctrl-Shift-Enter to invoke a command prompt in elevated mode:  - Type the following commands at the prompt:
cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop CleanupFakeAV.bat The script will then run. The script sets some Windows settings back to the default in the registry, attempts to restore the Start Menu/Quick Launch items and unhides all the files on the hard disk. This last step may take some time, and may generate error messages. These are not a problem. - When the script finishes, log and log back in for the changes to the registry to take effect.
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