gilinx.exe

[ecufix]

Hi Guys
I ve been infected with gilinx.exe
It has created shortcuts of all my folders that does not exit
i can see by looking at the size of the file that the data is still there.
if i try rename it ,iam told the path or filename is incorrect or does not exist
please advise if there is a remedy
regards

[gmb45]

i think thats malware, have you tried malwarebytes ? google it you will find it easy, ( update program before use )

[ecufix]

can effects be reversed ?

[ecufix]

Most important info I left out
This is all happening on an external usb harddrive
It has been suggested that I use attrib (dos cmd )
I keep getting wrong parameters errors

[ecufix]

As mentioned this virus changes folders to invalid shortcuts.
I found a way to retrieve my data by using easy recovery software. I selected disk diagnostics and then size manager which allowed me to see that the data was still there , then copied it to a new location .easy
thanks regards