Unable to see hidden files

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Published on 2014-08-20T09:53:39Z Indexed on 2014/08/20 10:24 UTC
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bitdefender

I have BitDefender (With last update) on my Windows-7.

I want to see hidden files, so from Tools > Folder Options > View , I change the settings as below, and click on OK:

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But I can't see hidden files. when I double check the Options, I see the settings changed automatically as below :

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I know this is a virus-like application! checking by a virus total via ProcessExplorer didn't help :

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How can I understand with process is related to this issue?

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