C12) I have an infinite loop of sub-directories on my hard drive; am I
     infected?

Probably not.  This happens now and then, when something sets the
"cluster number" field of some subdirectory the same cluster as an
upper-level (usually the root) directory.  The /F parameter of CHKDSK,
and any of various popular utility programs, should be able to fix
this, usually by removing the offending directory.  *Don't* erase any
of the "replicated" files in the odd directory, since that will erase
the "copy" in the root as well (it's really not a copy at all; just a
second pointer to the same file).


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