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Asked: 2021-12-08T03:43:09+00:00 In:

What Type Of Virus Would Randomly Rename a File Or Folder?

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What type of virus would rename a picture file from something like picture01.jpg to something like this:

5B53F30FCB098D9255D5914DC62CE592.E5DB1

and how do I recover the file back to it’s original name and file type?

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      If you want to do a virus check these three free programs are a good start. Run them in the order given:

      AdwCleaner:
      https://toolslib.net/downloads/view…
      (blue “Download Now” button on right).
      Download and “Save” the file somewhere. Go to the saved file then double click it to run the program. Use the “Scan” button, followed by the “Clean” button.

      Junkware Removal Tool (JRT)
      https://www.malwarebytes.org/junkwa…
      (blue Download button).
      Download and “Save” the file somewhere. Go to the saved file then double click it to run JRT. It might appear to have stopped at times or flash the screen but sit tight until it has finished.

      MalwareBytes:
      https://www.malwarebytes.org/
      (use the “download” button rather than the “buy” button).
      Install and Run the program but before running the Scan go to “Settings > Detection and Protection” and put a checkmark in “Scan for rootkits”. Quarantine anything it finds.

      Please copy/paste the logs on here.

      Always pop back and let us know the outcome – thanks

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