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Is there any ways to remove the $Recycler Bin and system information my desktop and also in my Laptops.

Please help since i don't have latest anti Virus to kill that virus

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Windows uses the folder names "$RECYCLE.BIN" (Recycle Bin) and "System Volume Information" (restore/volume-shadow storage). Those folders are normally hidden and protected; removing them outright on the system drive is not recommended because Windows will recreate them and important restore/Recycle functionality can be lost. noted the folders were visible and lacked an up-to-date antivirus; rightly pointed to scanning, and suggested accessing the disk from outside the running OS. The notes below give safe, manual checks and short command-line steps that help tell legitimate system folders apart from malware-created items and remove common autorun/shortcut infections on removable media.

Open an elevated Command Prompt and run basic inspection commands on the affected drive letter (replace X: with the drive letter):

cd /d X:\
dir /a
attrib -h -s -r . /s /d
dir /a /s

Look for unexpected files such as autorun.inf, many .lnk shortcuts, or unknown .exe files in the root. To remove an autorun.inf that is preventing access:

attrib -h -s -r X:\autorun.inf
del /f X:\autorun.inf

If removable-media files were hidden and replaced by shortcuts, restoring original files often means removing hidden/system attributes (the attrib command above) then deleting the malicious shortcuts. To reset a drive's recycle bin (Windows will recreate it):

rd /s /q X:\$Recycle.Bin

Cautions: do not delete "System Volume Information" on the system drive; examining or removing items there should be done from offline/rescue media or Safe Mode with updated scanners. Disable AutoPlay/Autorun for removable drives and scan all machines on the network to prevent reinfection. If manual steps do not clear suspicious files, combine offline scanning with a current anti-malware tool.

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Use Linux OS to remove it
Boot from linux. I have external USB with Linux in it

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