Windows 10: Hidden file

Some time ago i had made an antivirus scam but my antivirus could not open and scan a file that was strange to me. The path to the file is


"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender"


The file's weight is 0KB, the file is also hidden. My amtivirus's publisher wrote that if it is 0KB weight that can not be a malicious and I need to ask Microsoft what is this file used for.


The file's name:



"IMpService77BDAF73-B396-481F-9042-AD358843EC24.lock"


I found a similar topic on Microsoft but the person posted it, wrote that he can't use Windows Defender to scan when I can scan my pc using Windows Defender without any errors. I'm interested what is this file used for. Thanks for help and appreciate every answer.


Edit: Now I found that this file is only on my computer when I turn on periodic scanning by Windows Defender. When I switch it on, I can see an "Antimalware Service Executable" process and the file is in the folder. When I switch periodic scan off, the process and a file disappear.

:)

 

All hidden files turned Un-hidden

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being part of Windows 10.

I suggest you to re-add them to the hidden items list and check.

Steps:

• Right click on the folders to hide, select Properties.
• Go to General tab, under Attributes check mark the option
  Hidden.
• Click on Apply and on Ok.

I suggest you not to use any third party anti-virus software. Try to use Windows Defender.

Refer: Using Windows Defender

Hope it helps. Feel free to contact us for further assistance on Windows Operating System, we will be happy to help you.

 

Recovering Hidden Files

Well, you have already said that you had tried the cmd option but you unable to unhide hidden files in USB.
So, I recommend you to recover hidden files from USB drive with Windows File Option. For this, you
have follow these steps:

• First of all, you have to press Windows + E to bring up the Windows Explorer.
• Next, in Folder Options or File Explorer Options click the
  View tab
• After this, in Hidden files & folders, you need to click the Show hidden files/folders & drives
  option.
• Lastly, click the Apply, then hit OK
  button.

After finishing all these steps, you can see the hidden files of the USB drive.

 

Hidden files not behaving properly

Sorry for the delay in responding; I had to deal with some other things along the way!

I ran Step 5 and got this:



Then I restarted Windows. When I got back into my folder, it looked the same as before and the hidden file was still invisible but this time, when I went into Folder Options, the "don't show hidden files, folders and drives" radio button was selected. I simply clicked the "show hidden files, folders and drives" radio button, clicked on Apply and my hidden file finally reappeared!

Thanks for your help with this!!

I'm still curious about why this functionality broke suddenly but I've got lots of other things on my plate so I think I'll get back to them.

Thanks again!