Folder virus question about hidden attrib

[Geiri]

Hi I was unfortunate enough to get a folder virus. I could stop it soon but it Attacked my USB key.
Now all files are save and I have access to them so no worries.
But these results bugs me a bit

I am left with folder that are market in Total commander as hidden but in Windows they are not marked hidden in Windows only in Total C...
Also I have some files in the root of the drive that are marked hidden in Total commander but are not visible in Windows?
I have the windows show hidden folders attribute sett to show hidden folders and files.
TC 11.03
Could some one explain..

Image: https://i.postimg.cc/nzgb9mYz/Total.jpg

[beb]

...I have the windows show hidden folders attribute sett to show hidden folders and files.//

2Geiri
Basically, there are two separate attributes that can make files/folders 'invisible' in Windows.
They are 'system' and 'hidden'.
So you might need to switch both of the Explorer options.
Image: https://i.imgur.com/UVwBtjR.png
However, I would not recommend touching those Explorer options when you have such a tool as Total Commander in your hands (where you can switch the relevant Total Commander setting on the fly figuratively by a snap of your fingers*).
In Total Commander select the files/folders in question (affected by a virus) and go to the menu:
File - Change Attributes.
Then uncheck there the attributes in question:
'system' and 'hidden'
Image: https://i.imgur.com/Dmg8elU.png
This way you are just making your files/folders visible in Explorer again [thus, you simply are preparing attributes changed by a virus, and there is no need to touch Explorer settings at all].


* Total Commander cm_SwitchHidSys command does the trick [switching 'system' and 'hidden' files/folders visibility] in one pass on the fly (for the Total Commander alone, of course, it does not affect Explorer settings), and the button is like this:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cm_SwitchHidSys

wcmicon2.dll,79


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[Geiri]

Basically, there are two separate attributes that can make files/folders 'invisible' in Windows.

Thank you for explaining