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I've just found a folder on an 8 GB flash stick with some weird stuff going on. The folder is called Future and, according to Properties, it's 71.6 GB. Most of the items in it are dated in the future – 2041, 2021, 2028 etc. It won't delete, copy or cut. I'm formatting the disk to get rid of it in case it's a virus or some such nefarious thing, but I'm curious to know how it got there. Take a look at the screen shots.
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Question: Has anyone else had this happen?

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  • what was the file system it claims to be? Is there any indication (diskpart) of more than one partition? – Psycogeek Oct 30 '15 at 07:13
  • I had a similar problem once, it was a virus. I booted Linux live DVD deleted the virus and then I was able to see normal files in Windows. – Davidenko Oct 30 '15 at 12:23

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Either you're a time traveler, or it may be a virus. Are there any missing files or folders from that drive? If there is, then it's probably a virus that has renamed it all or corrupted the properties of the files (Which might explain the dates and gibberish file names). I recommend you wipe the entire drive and immediately perform a virus-scan of your PC. That's the only thing i could thing of causing something like that.

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This thread might help as well. Check it out.

Files names in pen drive turned into gibberish text

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  • Thanks for the help. The memory stick belonged to a colleague at my office. I ran Windows Defender through it and nothing came up. I've since formatted it and run a virus scan through my colleague's pc. Really weird. The "FUTURE" folder kinda freaked me out. – Cory Smit Nov 01 '15 at 15:21
  • Oh and, they call me the Doctor. – Cory Smit Nov 01 '15 at 15:30