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Recycler Virus (not an .exe virus but a .com)

by Malanok Feb 21, 2009 7:36PM PST

Recently I have not been able to get into my C drive directly, I have got to use a shortcut,when I try to get into it directly I get a message saying "Windows cannot find 'RECYCLER\s-2-8-49-100014492-100020849-100010941-4277.com.' make sure you have typed the name correctly, then try again. To search for a file, click the start button,and then Click Search."
I only know that this is a virus because when I plugged a cheap usb storage stick I saw a folder called RECYCLER start to be created, I managed to stop it from finishing, but there is no RECYCLER folder in my C drive.

Also to confuse the matter even more AVG does not find it at all.

Any response would be great,
Thanks
Malanok

P.S formating the computer is not a option, it has some files which cannot be replaced, and saving them to a usb stick would only copy the virus too.