How to fix Flashdrive / Pendrive whose contents are hidden automatically by shortcut virus or malicious script?

Ever faced a situation when you need to print something urgently from the College Library Computer and then to your horror you find out that all your files are missing? MOST LIKELY!

A malicious script is circulating around, causing this type of problem. The solution is quite simple. Basically, all the files have been moved into a nameless folder and then hidden as a system file so that we cannot see it normally. The solution is to just UNDO that process. Manually doing that can be a major PITA (specially if you have lots of Sub-folders). So we're doing the automated version with batch files.

What you need to do?
- Download the batch file that we've prepared
- Keep it in the infected folder
- Double click on it to run
- Your problem is solved! You're Welcome

Downloading is a bit troublesome though....
We have created a completely harmless file that just scrapes around for .vbs, .lnk, .tmp and traces of temporary docx files. Completely harmless to be honest! But Antiviruses pick up the false-alarm about it being a virus anyways (It has to do with the fact that it is a Batch file and is able to delete stuff).
There are a couple of workarounds to this:

DOWNLOAD METHOD #1
- Download the file as a text file (.txt) and Rename it after you receive it
- Press Windows Key + R
- Type "Control.exe folders"
- Folder Options>View> Advanced Settings
- Uncheck "Hide Extensions for known files"
- Now go back to where you downloaded Unhider+Cleaner.txt
- click once on the file and press F2 after it is highlighted
- Rename it from Unhider+Cleaner.txt to Unhider+Cleaner.bat
- done!
- Now just keep the file Unhider+Cleaner.bat in your pendrive and double click to use.

DOWNLOAD METHOD #2
- Download the file as a extentionless file and Rename it after you receive it
- Just keep the file in D drive
- Press Windows Key + R
- type cmd.exe
- type Ren D:\Unhider+Cleaner *.bat
- done!
- Now just keep the file Unhider+Cleaner.bat in your pendrive and double click to use.

METHOD #3
Open the file from METHOD#1 and using "Save As", save it as  Unhider+Cleaner.bat
- done!
- Now just keep the file Unhider+Cleaner.bat in your pendrive and double click to use.

METHOD #4
If you want the original batch file directly, by all means , go for it!
- Download the batch file directly
- Keep it inside the pendrive/folder you want to use
- Double click on the file Unhider+Cleaner.bat to use
- Since you have directly tries to use batch(.bat) from external source, your computer may warn you of a potential virus. Rest assured. We have included no such thing. This is intended to clean, not harm.

Working Output:

originally posted at: http://csitauthority.blogspot.com/2015/09/How2FixShortcutVirus.html

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How to remove Android based 'com.android.patch' virus?

First of all, let me clear up something.

• 'com.android.patch' is NOT actually a virus. 
• In the original un-tampered form, it is an SSL patch created by the makers of android (GOOGLE inc.) to actually increase your internet browsing security.
• So, its actually a GOOD thing

BUT, 

• There exists a malicious version of this security patch.
•  This version is created by hackers and they infect in your system when you install apps from a 3rd party source
  {Which means, when you install apps directly from the SD card or any other service which is NOT Google Play}
  
  ps. I got mine when I installed apps from mobogenie.

Here is an example of how that virus can affect you:

 

Solution to this: 

Before I discuss the solution to this problem, let me tell you how that happens and why that happens.

How does someone get infected?

• You get infected when you install apps from Unknown sources, app that someone gave you over Bluetooth, some apps that you downloaded from some 3rd party website (Google Play is official; everything else is 3rd party.)
• This virus has the same name as the official patch ('com.android.patch'), hence android security mechanisms may not recognize it if you enable 'Allow install from unknown apps'
• After installing, this app acts like an official app and requests user to give it administrative permission
• If you happen to absent mindedly give it permission to become device administrator, it can do nasty things like: Downloading apps without permission, crashing opened apps, populating RAM and SD etc.

Why does it operate? What is the purpose of this virus??

• This code is generally harmless as long as it is not a device administrator.
• But once you make it an administrator, it will basically own the device. You wont be able to remove it from the list of device administrators, it will force close 'settings' app whenever you try.
• Theoretically, it can copy, manipulate, upload and abuse every bit of sensitive information on your phone such as: Login info, personal photos, bank details, contacts etc.
• It operates to download loads of useless apps and makes profit by advertising those apps.

Big Question: How to REMOVE this virus?

Follow the easy STEPS below to remove your virus. If you do not want to preserve your installed apps, photos, videos and contacts, skip to STEP9 directly!

1. First download 'Mobogenie' on your phone
2. Now download 'Mobogenie Helper' which helps you connect your phone to your computer. 
3. Now download 'Mobogenie for PC' in your computer.
4. Open Mobogenie in your computer, and use Mobogenie Helper in your phone to connect your Phone with your computer.
5. Use Mobogenie in computer, to backup all your installed apps in a folder.
6. Also backup any photos, videos and other things that you require.
7. Also, use Mobogenie in computer to backup all your contacts.
8. Doing thins much will properly backup all necessary items in your phone.
   
   
   Follow the STEPS below to Hard Reset your device.
9. In your android phone, go to Settings.
10. Find 'Backup and Reset' under the 'PERSONAL' tab
11. Tap on that option.
    
12. Select 'Factory Data Reset'
    
    
    
13. Your phone will ask for confirmation, allow it. 
14. Now your phone will restart and reset itself.
15. Depending upon the phone you are using and the amount of data to be cleared, it can take upto 15minutes.
16. Upon resetting, your phone will restart once again
17. On this startup, your phone will look and feel just as fresh as when you bought it newly.
18. There will be no apps, contacts, files and such in your SD card.
19. If you have followed STEPS 1-8 in this tutorial, you can use MOBOGENIE to recover back all your required data and apps.
20. *Last tip* : Use your phone safely by allowing only trusted installs and always keep a backup available incase you need to hard reset again in the future.
    

Hope we helped you fix your device. Comment if any problem persists.

GADMEI USB 2.0 TV BOX - Software + Driver for Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7

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 This is a tested & working fix for GADMEI UTV332E / UTV330E 

 GADMEI USB 2.0 TV BOX  users will have to agree that the GADMEI software installation really sucks big time, with a capital S. This is because the whole device is made in China and its drivers and software are rendered 'untrusted' by Windows due to non standard certificates. [Even though they work perfectly under optimal fixes.]

The saddest part is, that it is not entirely based on an english language interface either, so most people will NOT get the much needed 'help'. The help & support at GADMEI sucks big time too! So, we GADMEI user folks had to develop our own way to overcome this problem.

I'm sure users have had problems installing the TV BOX in Windows 7 OS platform. It is fairly simple with Windows XP and Vista, but sometimes, it won't work too!

So to sum it up, thats why  GLP  brings you a nifty trick to overcome this problem.

NO big bulky downloads, NO useless files. 

Just a nifty trick, some very small size file downloads and we're good to go!

 NO [.exe] files either, so you don't risk a malware or virus [Its tested] 

 Follow this easy set of instructions:

FIRST, GET THOSE NECESSARY FILES BY CLICKING HERE(NOTE: This is an EXTERNAL LINK because we are not able to provide and update proper links at this time. Please get all necessary files from this place. )

The REAL REASON(if you HAVE to know):
Sorry, we are unable to provide download links at this time. GLP is the pioneer for providing faultless Driver updates for Gadmei for the past couple of years; which is why our content has been stolen and in some cases, copied word-by-word in many sites. This has increased our download payload and crashed our links on this page several times. It has gotten difficult to maintain download links over time in thissite so we have moved THIS CONTENT to CSITauthority . You can download all necessary files there without fail and you will also get responsive support. We are sorry for the inconvenience!
[There is a 20GB download limit on these^ files so when lots of people download it, the link crashes. We are working to fix this issue(namely get a better server :v ) but for now, if it crashes, please let us know in the comments below. Thanks! ;) ]

Extract the files from  USB TV BOX 3.0[GLP].zip , and install GADMEI USB BOX 3.0 software (Yes it says 3.0, but the device is actually 2.0, it supports both). Install by running  autorun.exe  inside the extracted folder.

If you run Windows XP, restarting the system will work fine after install. Same for Vista. Thats all for XP & Vista.

If you are running Windows 7, do not restart yet!

Extract  Win7Drivers[GLP].zip  and paste the files inside the same folder where you installed the TV box software in Step 2.
 example: If you installed in E:\Gadmei , paste it inside that folder. 

Now go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Device Manager > Select the 'USB TV DEVICE' with a question mark sign.

Right click on it & select 'Update Driver Software' > Browse my computer for driver software > 'Browse' and select the place where you pasted all the  drivers extracted in Step 5.   In my case, E:\Gadmei 

Okay then, thats it! Congratulations, you have succeeded in fixing your 'wittle' GADMEI problem in Windows 7.

Do share and spread this to let more people know & help them!

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How to Recover Data on Your External HDD ( Hard Disk Drive ) - ADATA CH94

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Hello folks! Today I am going to teach you how to fix your External HDD yourself ! This post will mostly talk about ADATA CH94 External HDD only because I own it myself.  You can still follow the same steps for other External HDD.

Before you start, please remember that this is my own solution to the problem by detecting the MOST COMMON flaw in most EXTERNAL HDD models. I am not liable for any harm to your HDD that you may cause because you were too lazy &  DID NOT READ THIS PROPERLY!
Where we begin?
We begin by addressing the most common problem in External HDD's ; that is -- loose connections. External HDDs are really just internal HDDs with a write head attached to them. It is portable and all, but by all means, it is just similar to Hard-Disk that you use inside your computer. You could even remove the write-head manually and create an Internal Hard Disk Drive!

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If you tear off the warranty seal, and open the compartment of an ADATA-CH94 External HDD, you will see a TOSHIBA Internal HDD with an attached Write-head.
{ Click on the thumb-nails to get a Clear Enlarged Picture // Click on the pics below }

Step1:
Tear off your warranty seal as shown in figure1.
*Warning! Tearing your Warranty Seal will void your warranty. If your warranty still covers your hard-disk, don't try this method at all! If your warranty period is over or, If you are from Asia, and not getting over 1 year warranty, you can try this.

Step2:
Open the Hard-disk casing carefully. You will see a Toshiba HDD2J53 hard-disk inside, with a mounted write-head. Remove the whole thing carefully from the outer plastic cover.

                            

Step3:
Carefully Separate the Write-head and the main Hard-disk. DO NOT try to force it apart roughly. You should wiggle both sides to the write-head little by little to remove it gently! Once removed, operate carefully because the right-head is just a simple circuit. A lot of pressure will break it or, damage connections.

                                  

Where's the problem?
[The Problem Lies in this Step - Step3]
The problem with MOST External HDD is that the Plastic casing is usually flat and not top-mounted. Due to this, the connections between the Write-head and the main HDD loosens over time due to jerking, motion, falling, accidents with the External HDD.



The Solution? The Solution is simple, if something loosens, you just secure the connection by making it tight. You can notice that there is already a metallic tape wound over the hard-disk. Do not remove it. In fact, first make a secure connection with your HDD and write head by rejoining them.

                     

Step4:
Carefully, rejoin the write-head and the HDD. Make sure that it's a secure connection. Now, connect it with the USB cable and test it without the cover (just like a beta test). If the connection is secure, you will see that the error message saying that YOU NEED TO FORMAT YOUR DISK, no longer appears! Instead, the data will be read like nothing ever happened to your External Hard-disk.
[Note: If you have accidentally formatted before, just to get rid of this message, then the Hard-disk will not yetstart to work normally. You will need to RECOVER the lost data first. DO NOT PUT ANY NEW DATA IN YOUR HARD-DISK AT THIS STATE, ALSO AVOID FORMATTING AGAIN! ] 

Step5:
Following upto Step4 has been successful for recovering access to lost data by removing the annoying "FORMAT THIS DISK" message.
Those whose HDD were fixed at this point, can carefully re-cover their HDD and use it as normal. Avoid jerking it too much though... or u will have to do this all over again. If you have already formatted earlier, you need to follow further steps. 

Step6:
If you have access to your hard-disk by following all steps until Step5, but you can still not see any folders/files that you used to have, then your next task will be to RECOVER the data. At this point, don't add a single file/folder/data to your HDD, or the recovery may show lots of error.
*Note: When the HDD and write-head connection loosens, you wont even get access inside your HDD. A message will just pop-up saying that you need to format your disk before using it! If you are still experincing this message, you are doing something really wrong in Step1 to Step4. redo it again.

Step7:
Follow this step ONLY IF you can get inside your HDD drive, but you cannot see any files that used to be there. If you can't access your hard-drive, redo Step1 to 4. If you still can't there must be something wrong with your write-head. Don't throw your HDD yet, you can still use it as an Internal HDD, or repair your write-head.

Okay, if you still have access to your Drive but lost all files, you need to refer to this recovery method. It is very simple an easy with a powerful Recovery tool that would cost you $$... but ofcourse it is 100% FREE here haha!
*Before continuing, I must tell you that the link below will open in a new tab. Please DO NOT close this tab, if you are repairing your HDD. If you are just RECOVERING it, feel free to close this tab once the next tab opens.

>> CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO RECOVER DATA ON FORMATTED EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE <<


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