There are rouge software which pretends to be a
system optimization program that will solve errors with your computer’s hard
disks, memory, and performance. It will also display fake alerts stating that
your computer has numerous computer issues and prompt you to purchase the
program in order to resolve these issues.
As part of the infection process, this family of rogues
will change the attributes of all the files on your computer's fixed hard disks
so that they are hidden (+H). It will then change your Windows configuration to
make it so that you do not see hidden files or hidden system files. By doing
this, the rogue attempts to make you think that all of your files have been
deleted in the hopes that this will trick you into purchasing the program in
order to recover your files.
This infection will also delete shortcuts in various folders on your computer so that you can no longer find them pinned to the taskbar, in the quick launch, or in your Start Menu. When the infection deletes the shortcuts it will store a backup copy of them in the folder %Temp%\smtmp. Using this backup, we can then restore the files to their proper location so you can find them once again under your Start Menu and in other locations. It is very important, though, that if you are infected with this family of infections that you do not delete any of the files in your %Temp% folder and that you do not run any temp file cleaners as they will delete this backup folder. With this folder removed, we will not be able to restore the shortcuts back to their proper location.
This infection will also delete shortcuts in various folders on your computer so that you can no longer find them pinned to the taskbar, in the quick launch, or in your Start Menu. When the infection deletes the shortcuts it will store a backup copy of them in the folder %Temp%\smtmp. Using this backup, we can then restore the files to their proper location so you can find them once again under your Start Menu and in other locations. It is very important, though, that if you are infected with this family of infections that you do not delete any of the files in your %Temp% folder and that you do not run any temp file cleaners as they will delete this backup folder. With this folder removed, we will not be able to restore the shortcuts back to their proper location.
I came across this Program called unhide from the bleeping computer website, bleeping computer have
came up with many programs for optimization and malware removing software, But
this one seem to be a good and easy to use application for unhiding the folder
and files .
Here is the link to download the unhide.exe file http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/grinler/unhide.exe
Unhide.exe is used to automatically revert back these on
your computer. When run, it will unhide (-H) all +H files on the fixed disks of
your computer. It will not, though, unhide any files that also have the +S
attribute. Unhide will also automatically detect if the %Temp%\smtmp folder
exists, and if it does, it will copy them back to their proper locations for
you.
There are times, though, that unhide is not able to
restore the shortcuts in the smtmp folder to their proper location
I would suggest you to check this link for more
information about bringing back the files manually
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic405109.html
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