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I'm getting Recycler virus in every drive
How to delete it or remove from my computer?

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The name "Recycler" is used by Windows for the Recycle Bin, but many removable‑drive malware families imitate that name and drop hidden folders, an autorun.inf, shortcut files and executables so the infection spreads whenever drives are opened. Key signs of a malicious "Recycler" are that it appears on every drive, contains unexpected .exe or .lnk files, or restores itself after deletion. Before removing anything, check the Recycle Bin UI for wanted files and back up personal data — deleting system Recycle folders can remove recoverable items.

A practical cleanup sequence that worked in similar threads (given 's report of every drive being affected and 's suggestion to try a different scanner) is:

  1. Disconnect all removable drives except one for cleanup to avoid reinfection.
  2. Enable viewing of hidden and protected OS files in Folder Options.
  3. Open an elevated Command Prompt and unhide files on each infected drive (replace X: with the drive letter): 
attrib -h -r -s /s /d X:\*.*
  1. Delete autorun.inf and any unknown .exe/.lnk files from the root of drives, then run an up‑to‑date on‑demand scanner (second‑opinion tools are useful).
  2. Boot into Safe Mode or use a rescue disk if the malware resists, and run full scans.

Follow‑up steps: use Microsoft Sysinternals Autoruns to remove persistence entries, inspect startup/Run keys, run CHKDSK if drive corruption appears, and format heavily infected removable media when data is already backed up. If the infection repeatedly returns, consider an offline rescue disc scan or a clean OS reinstall.

Prevention: disable autorun for removable media, keep OS and antimalware signatures current, scan unknown USBs before opening, and keep regular backups. These measures stop common Recycler/shortcut infections from propagating across drives.

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What antivirus are you using?

or first did you installed antivirus program in your system?

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Microsft essential

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When did you recently update the program?

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daily i do

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Then the best thing to do is that unistalling the current one and install other programs like avast, kaspersky of your wish...

PERSONALLY FROM MY EXPERIENCE I RECOMMEND AVAST....

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Ya sure
i'll try
And thanks for the advice :)

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