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Removing 'New folder.exe' virus. This is driving me crazy!

by radhika
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I have been seeing this 'New folder.exe' in C drive. Can't do anything. Computer has been dead slow ... I searched internet, no solid solution yet.

Anybody had this problem and removed it?

Thank you very much!!

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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Fullman
    Hi,

    This seems to work...

    New folder.exe virus - Free Antivirus Forum

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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Fullman
    No,

    I've never had the virus myself, but the thread seemed to suggest a solution for someone who did.

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    • Profile picture of the author ss442
      You might try going into "windows explorer" and deleting "any" file that is dated beyond a certain date.

      If you noticed this file last week you can go back a couple weeks and look for more recent files to delete.

      There may be something left in the "temporary files" folder which is OK to delete.

      This takes a while if you don't want to use software but I've been able to remove a bunch of garbage that way.

      I also run "Disk Cleanup" every day and "Defrag" once a month if needed. Empty your cash and cookies. Firefox has a "History" function that remembers each and every internet page you visit and that library can get pretty big. I like the function because if you forget a webpage you want to revisit you can go there to find it.

      Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
    Avast is really good for getting rid of stuff. When you first download
    it and install it, you have to restart the computer to finish the install,
    then you have the option of doing a scan half way through the
    restart when nothing else is moving or active.

    I had a serious problem that paralyzed AVG so I downloaded avast
    and that did the job. It took 2 more serious problems with avg before
    I finally uninstalled it and went with just Avast.
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  • Profile picture of the author babarapho
    Try a good antivirus, I suggest AVAST. The product can do the magic for you
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  • Profile picture of the author jayden.fellze
    Originally Posted by radhika View Post

    I have been seeing this 'New folder.exe' in C drive. Can't do anything. Computer has been dead slow ... I searched internet, no solid solution yet.

    Anybody had this problem and removed it?

    Thank you very much!!

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    If you are using any of the following antivirus suites, you should be able to get rid of the virus.
    1. Kaspersky Antivirus/ KIS 2008 or 2009
    2. Bit Defender
    3. Avast
    I have this problem almost everyday as this virus is in almost all removable USB devices I use.
    I personally use Bit Defender and it has kept my computer safe till now.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shafiq Kamal
      Once I got the similar virus. Kaspersky Internet security 2009 solved the problem.
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      • Profile picture of the author radhika
        Thanks Much!!

        I am already using Avast. They said to send the virus file thru their software interface to analyse it. Mean while I had to do boot scan everytime I open my computer. That's 3 hours and computer is slow ...

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