text: a new folder(of same name) is automaticaly genrated in any file containing folder.please tell me?   most probably a virus.. check out my scanning tips at  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=apnk0eaqme4flw2my405u1vsy6ix?qid=20061126021328aaqfxpm also try.. virusscan.jotty.com and submit the explorer.exe kernel.dll(search if found it is a virus). and any other system/system32 dll file which is updated at every moment..  also check out the registry entry. hkey_local_machine->software->microsoft->windows->current version -> run or runonce if their is any entry corresponding to kernel32.dll .. check the name.. it is 99% a virus so find the system or system32 folder and submit this file on internet.. i m sure that ur computer is infected by virus.