2

I have BitDefender (With last update) on my Windows-7.

I want to see hidden files, so from Tools > Folder Options > View , I change the settings as below, and click on OK:

enter image description here

But I can't see hidden files. when I double check the Options, I see the settings changed automatically as below :

enter image description here

I know this is a virus-like application! checking by a virus total via ProcessExplorer didn't help :

enter image description here

How can I understand with process is related to this issue?

Oliver Salzburg
  • 89,072
  • 65
  • 269
  • 311
TheGoodUser
  • 1,195

2 Answers2

3

Use Process Monitor from Microsoft to see which process is setting the following registry value to 0. Simply run it before enabling the ability to see protect operating system files and then search the output for the below registry key to see which process reverts it back to 0. 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced "ShowSuperHidden"

In my tests, this does not appear to be a "feature" of BitDefender.

ge0rdi
  • 1,591
Lawrence
  • 68
0

It is Bitdefender, more specifically BitDefender Active Virus Control Usermode Filtering Library. Module: avcuf64.dll. Once I've uninstalled BitDefender I was able to set the folder permissions again, so I am 100% sure it was the culprit.

MysterF
  • 1