Many viruses now rely on
hidden directories to store their data.
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The hidden file attribute indicates that you normally can??™t see the file as part of a directory listing.
The file still exists and the operating system can still access it. The original intent of the hidden
attribute was to keep system and other sensitive files hidden from users who might accidentally
modify or delete them. Windows generally makes this feature obsolete by showing all files, hidden
or not, unless you set the operating system not to display them by selecting the ???Do not show hidden
files and folders??? option on the View tab of the Folder Options dialog box. However, the hidden
attribute still keeps files hidden from the view of command line utilities, so you need to know it
exists.
396 CHAPTER 15
MANAGING FILES AND DIRECTORIES
Determining File and Directory Status with the
ChkDsk Utility
The ChkDsk utility has been around in various forms from the days of DOS??”before Windows
appeared on the scene. Of course, Microsoft keeps adding features to this utility and it now runs as
part of Windows, instead of part of DOS, but the concept remains the same.
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