Windows 10: Clone File or Shadow Copy virus

Hi guys,

I need help with this thing thats been driving me crazy for some time now. Whenever I open a program a copy of it named ".programname.exe" without the quotes is created in the directory, am guessing this is some sort of virus because it happens when I connect my HDD's to someone specific or when they connect their own HDD's on my PC. I've tried scanning for viruses, defrag and optimization, nothing worked.

P.S. I've noticed that this mostly affects installers or packs that would normally install automatically like rainmeter themepacks. I found around 10 ffolders named ".extracted" in my recycle bin after installing some skins. Can't even install games because whatever process this is corrupts the exe's since its using the one with the "." instead of the original exe I opened.

:)

 

Java.nio.file - Copying files

You can't copy a folder, thats why it generates an exception (you are trying to copy a folder using a copy file function).
You probably need to list all the files inside that folder and copy one by one

 

Failing HDD and Cloning

Programs like Tera Copy can be useful for such tasks since they provide faster copying and they have a list of processed files. If it fails, you know instantly what file failed and you can also resume or restart file copy/move operations. Tera Copy is a free program so give it a try.

Cloning is for drives that are in perfect mechanical/electronic condition but have a corrupted partition or parasitic virus infection. You clone the drive and then you can repeatedly perform data salvaging tasks without the risk of degrading data and making it unrecoverable forever. If recovering fails, you just restore the drive and start all over.

Something you can't afford on failing drives, because they will interrupt the data cloning process. And when it fails, you have to do it all over again.

 

Copy/Clone of HDD used for Windows Backups

Yes, lots of people have suggested that already.

Do you have any input that may help clone a disk while retaining access to shadow copies?