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On 23 Mrz., 23:52, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
wrote:
> From: "FromTheRafters" <erra...@nomail.afraid.org>
>
> | "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.
> | ***
>
> | [...]
>
> Trojans employong cryptovirology have yet to use EFS to encrypt users data
> for ransom.  They use their own encryption engine.
>
> Example:  GPCode
>
> --
> Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV -http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Hi David,
your very little remark about encryption was the clue. I suited my
intuition and so I followed that trace - and luckily I could get back
the keys from my old C: image and an almost hopeless venture went
well.

Hi everybody, thank you for your help. My problem ist SOLVED. Every
single little file is decrypted! The sun shines bright in the middle
of the night, I could sing and dance. I did not only have the almost
forgotten image but also found a very good software (almost the only
one that exists for that purpose) following a link from one of you. It
finds even deleted keys and all the green files in a very short time
and repairs the lot of 15 GB within half an hour. It is called
Advanced EFS Data Recovery, I don't know if I am allowed to tell you
the publisher here, but you can google.
Well, my ignorance cost me 150 EURO :-( but sometimes we have to learn
something the hard way. At least, I don't waste time any more and have
saved a ten years' work and that makes me infinitely glad.
So long
Luise