Terabyte suddenly blank?

[BlackScarlet]

I have a terabyte full of stuff, and I recently went to open a directory via a shortcut and was informed that the drive path did not exist. I opened Computer and saw the drive wasn't listed there. Assuming it had somehow lost connectivity, I switched the drive off, waited for a few seconds and turned it back on again. This has solved this problem when I've discovered 'missing' drives in the past.

However, when I switched the drive back on I discovered that it was completely 'erased'. Nothing is on the drive, and that is confirmed by Computer's space analysis. This is mildly disturbing. What happened to all my stuff?


[FONT=Times New Roman]Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)

Processor
3.20 gigahertz Intel Core i5-3470
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Board:
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H77M-D3H
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. F5 03/29/2012

RAM:
Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM0' has 8192 MB

Display:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 [Display adapter]
Samsung SyncMaster [Monitor] (24.0"vis, s/n YCUYHVDZ702086, July 2010)

Audio:
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
VIA High Definition Audio[/FONT]

 

[BlackScarlet]

Edit: I did a scan and found these (picture attached)

Does anyone recognize these or if they may contribute to the problem?

 

[Jad Chaar]

Um, yeah... just a bit! (sarcasm). Trojans are the most severe type of malware you can get. I would repost this issue in the Virus and Malware Remover section of the forums just to make sure the removal was successful.

 

[Aranc]

Esp the rundll32 one is devastating I believe..

 

[BlackScarlet]

I've removed them and now I am running a recovery software... paralogic... hopefully that will do.

 

[Jad Chaar]

I would post this topic in the Malware section if this issue continues.