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Article #14Re: Cannot work with my own files after system change (XP Pro SP3)
From: fixfox
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:47
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:47
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On 23 Mrz., 21:14, "FromTheRafters" <erra...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote: > "fixfox" <mluise...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > > news:d1d77f21-d018-499d-a7e6-dab1f60d32c0@r1g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... > > ...nowhere I read that it did damage on files, specially by encrypting > them (In this case, it would be called a virus). > > *** > It would be called a virus if it replicated via infection. If it was a > virus, and also encrypted your files, it would be an instance of > cryptovirology *and* ransomware if it wanted payment for the decryption > key. > *** > > [...] > > The wicked system > did not tell me that I would have to store my certificate or else I > would surely have done it. I am a security fan. > > *** > IIRC W2K's EFS, by default, assigns the administrator as a recovery > agent (sort of like a backup key). but gives no warning to the user > about the importance of key backup. Vista and beyond do *not* assign a > recovery agent by default, but do advise the user about key backup. > *** > > [...] Thank you for the extra workshop. Expert contra common imprecision! ;-) Why can't Microsoft give an warning AND assign an recovery agent? Art lives on gaps, but technique should not.
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