My PC has been infected with a nasty virus which is rapidly changing file names by adding extra text onto the end of the file names.
I'm having difficulty choosing the correct options to use BRU to rename these files, and need some advice on how to go about this.
Here's an example of a file name that's been infected:
scenery_packs.ini.3060763877.ransomed@india.com
which obviously must be renamed back to:
scenery_packs.ini
All the infected files have the same .##########ransomed@india.com suffix attached to them. The 10 digit numeral varies of course.
There's no problem renaming the files manually one-by-one. And once they are renamed, they work properly as before. But there are 100 000 of them. And therein lies the challenge!
I first thought the easiest strategy would be to simply delete the last n number of characters from the end of each file name, but the program doesn't want to do this.
I've tried some other strategies, but BRU seems confused by the multiple suffixes appearing (.ini and .com) in the same filename, and keeps wanting to (un)helpfully add a .com onto the end of the file name each time.
I'm obviously a newbie at bulk file renaming, and am not seeing how to tackle this problem.
Please help