i noticed something more... sometimes the folders are showing up as exe files with the same name. on double clicking them, the contents of the folder are being shown (folders within folders are not getting affected)
link to my original post is :
http://malwareremoval.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=52434&p=535701#p535701
link to my original post is :
http://malwareremoval.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=52434&p=535701#p535701