The Contents of FlashDrive got disappeared after scanning it with Microsoft Security Essential

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Hi,

 

 

My laptop is HP and on which Windows 7 Home premuim(64Bit) installed and a Microsoft Security Essential is installed. Whenever I connect my FlashDrive into another Toushiba laptop on which Windows 7 Home Premium (32Bit) installed and Norton Internet Secuirity are installed,

When I unplug my FlashDrive from the Toshiba laptop and plug it my again into my HP laptop, I noticed that there are some threats detected while scanning Flash with MSE.

After the scan has completed, I found that all contents inside FlashDrive got disappeared, although the used space on the FlashDrive is still as it was.(screen shots)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The used space is still as it was:

 

 

Thus, I had to run this command below. (screen shot).

 

 

 

 

Then the contents showed up again, but not on the FlashDrive root folders on which they were, however, they showed inside another subfolder without any name.(screen shot).

 

 

 

Thus, my questions are:

 

Then, what is this?

If my FlahsDrive got infected when plugged into the other laptop(Toshiba), I would be saying that the other laptop(Toshiba) has a Norton internet Security up to date. Thus, I think what happened is just a conflict between two antivirus programs(Norton Internet Security on Toshiba laptop, and Microsoft Security Essential on HP laptop).

 

I really noticed that always when I plug my FlashDrive into other laptops on which Avera antivirus program is installed.

 

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