Can't open important file dropped my mistake in exe file from Firefox to supress Kasperksy

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Hello and thanks for replying! Here are more details on this problem:
I saw two new exe files in my USB that seem to be related to a Firefox request yesterday which was to disable a Kaspersky option of some kind until Firefox could resolve the incompatibility. I OK'd it. TodayI was moving a file that contains three years of my research and it got dropped into one of these exe files by mistake and I now I cannot access it, copy it move it, or undo the prior move. The file that has trapped my research file is named 36f5e0470ef12f4ccf8016fOdcOf59 . I tried unlocking it, but could not access my file inside. All the unlocking seemed to do was change the name of the file. The files inside, along with my research file, are named: mrt.exe , mrttub.exe , and shutdown.req (this last also has dollar signs in the title which I'm afraid I cannot duplicate on my French keyboard.
I ran a virus check on both the interior file (my research file) and the exterior file (the former exe file) and at least can see that the names of my files come up in the search, so the interior file does not seem empty. There were no viruses found in either the exterior or interior file. I have not unplugged by USB yet and am not sure what to try next. My operating system is Windows XP 2002 in case that helps.
I have contacted Kaspersky as well but am not sure if these files were generated from them, from Firefox, or if it is malware. Thank you very much for your help. This would be a very great loss to me and any suggestions you might have would be most appreciated!
Reards,
Elizabeth

Answer 1

Hello!
And thank you so much for answering!
These file names look similar to what is there for sure. But I don't think I want to delete them at this point. The problem is that I was moving a large file full of documents I use (about 100 files) that and that entire file dropped by mistake into this .exe file. Now hundreds of my files are trapped there and I can't seem to access or copy them. I would be afraid to delete the .exe file as I think it would probably delete my 100 documents along with it.
I guess what I need to know is how to open an .exe files in a way that lets me retrieve my document. Maybe I could do something that would give me the right to access it? Right now it is read only, and it does not seem to let me change the status, or to open my file sitting inside it.
It is like a dog who ate my supper!
Thanks again for your help!
Elizabeth