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I am using Norton antivirus program but it does not remove "RECYCLE.BIN" virus!!

2 minutes ago, Vanya Simon said:

Please help!!!

It is not a virus.

 

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Typically $RECYCLE.BIN is for recycle bin allocation form your hard disk partition. and  System Volume Information bears the useful info regarding your volume.

These things are shown because hide protected system files tick is removed.

~https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/is-recyclebin-folder-a-virus/3cb18958-bf75-42f6-a6c3-824e880df242

 

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It is common that most of the Windows users have seen the $recycle.bin named folder in Windows PC. Probably, the majority of the Windows user may think that this is a kind of virus which can harm there Windows PC very severely. However, this is not a virus. It is a system’s security folder which is accidentally seen by us. Removing this folder is not possible. 

~https://crazytechtricks.com/remove-recycle-bin-virus-in-windows-10/

 

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That's not a virus. It's a part of your operating system and can't be removed through normal means. 

 

You shouldn't be messing about with system files anyway if you don't know what you're doing 

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Hide OS files, you really shouldn't even be messing with those considering you seems to think the recycle bin of your drive is a virus...

 

In an Explorer window > View tab at the top left  > Options button in the top right> View tab in the Options window that appear > Tick back the box beside "hide protected operating system files (recommended)" 

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