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How to Remove NewFolder.exe Virus

4 March 2009 17 Comments

NewFolder.exe is one of the most irritating virus that you will ever come across. It mainly infects through the Pen Drive and once it does, it will create exe files resembling the name of all your folders. If your folder has name “docs”, it will create the file ‘Docs.exe’ and similar files for all your folders. In the worst case, it can even disable your task manger, Folder Options, RegEdit etc.

It will have names like NewFolder.exe or regsvr.exe. Luckily, its removal tools are available . Download it from here. I tried the download tool and it was successfully able to remove the NewFolder.exe virus from my computer and even the USB drive. After you download the ComboFix.exe, run it in safe mode. Some antivirus may detect the removal tool as a virus but it is perfectly safe. ComboFix will run for around 5-10 minutes, it will also create a restore point and might restart the computer if needed. Keep your USB drive connected to Computer if that is also infected. After ComboFix has finished executing, you will see the list of files, it has removed. In most cases, the virus should be gone from the PC along with the USB drive.

To try to remove it manually, here is what you can do


  1. Delete the Autorun.inf and other suspicious exe files from your pen drive using this method.
  2. Open Windows Task Scheduler or go to Control Panel –>Scheduled tasks and remove any suspicious task
  3. Click on Start –> run and type –> ‘msconfig’. In the startup tab, find entries like “NewFolder.exe” or “regsvr.exe” and uncheck them.
  4. Open Task Manager. In the processes tab, delete any process with the name of NewFolder.exe or regsvr.exe
  5. Open Registry by typing ‘Regedit’ in the Run command box. Please take a backup of the registry before proceeding. Now search for “regsvr.exe” and “Newfolder.exe” . If you find any entries, delete them. Please delete the entries having the exact name as “regsvr.exe” and not anything else. If that is appended with other entries, delete its occurrence only and not the whole thing.
  6. Restart the Computer

I hope this solves your problem.

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  • 17 Comments »

    • Pavan Kumar said:

      These are very vast spread viruses… These all spread because no one takes care in updating their AV definitions…

    • basheer said:

      this very powerfull virus. spred the all drive in the system, loss data. i never get any good virus scan to remove this

    • Natre said:

      thanks to your tip..i will try it..^^

    • nasir said:

      this virus has to pluck my folder system is hack and in any folder atomatic generate (new folder.exe or lovly screen saver.exe) please give me that i have to remove my all files in my hd drive or what to do so?

    • nasir said:

      how to remove virus new folder.exe or lovely screen saver.exe

    • pappu said:

      this software does’t work

    • PD . Pinnapola said:

      Thanks for the valuable instruction.
      Now I clear the headache I had with my PC and Pen drive.
      I used the manual method.
      But could not find any suspecias things in your instructions 1 , 2 , 3 or5.
      But when I check the processors in task manager there was a suspected process and I stop that process tree by clicking my right hand mousebutton. As soon as I kill the procerss I noticed that the blinking LED in my pen drive was stopped. then I logged in to the pen drive and permanantly deleted the pics.exe file which was reappeared earlier even after the deletion. Now no more .exe type attacks in my PC.

      Thanks again

    • chy said:

      ur steps is so easy..
      thnx for this understandable
      instruction..

    • shyian said:

      wat a simple and
      nice procedure
      u giv..
      keep it as a good
      handlers..

    • Bhargav said:

      ITs good and so simple

    • Vijay Kumar said:

      Hi Friends I know how to slove this virus iam currently working in SCCL Ltd., in my company this virus spread around 3000 systems we succefully removed this virus.

    • Vijay Kumar said:

      Thse virus names Newfolder.exe
      Regsvr.exe
      Svchost.exe
      winsality

      These virus

    • usman said:

      aoa
      thnks
      waht a simple nice solution here in this website to remove virus newfolder.exe

    • lalbabu said:

      thanks for
      this simple and very nice tip………………

    • OM Prakash said:

      i m vry worried bcos is thank u ur valuable guied….

    • yani said:

      hii
      i tried for deleting virus from my pendrive by using ur steps but i did not find any results ,can u please suggest me with complete and correct steps which would help me .by these virus i’m formatting my system 2 in a month .it was very head ach .
      please give me any solution ……

    • skalam said:

      thanks for your solution i will try it

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