For the last 3 days I've had a "File Recovery" malicious virus on my laptop and it just happens to be a couple of days after my Norton 360 antivirus expired!!
I've been up for the last 4 hours trying to find out how to fix it as my computer keeps getting frozen and all my files seemed to have disappeared!!
I think it may have come from one of the Indian Jewellery websites that I was going through since one of my best friends wedding is coming up and I totally don't have any new jewellery!!
So i've been reading all about trojans and spyware and maleware etc and as clueless as I am about computers (except the odd adventure/race game addictions LOL) I'm finding this very interesting!
I've been up for the last 4 hours trying to find out how to fix it as my computer keeps getting frozen and all my files seemed to have disappeared!!
I think it may have come from one of the Indian Jewellery websites that I was going through since one of my best friends wedding is coming up and I totally don't have any new jewellery!!
So i've been reading all about trojans and spyware and maleware etc and as clueless as I am about computers (except the odd adventure/race game addictions LOL) I'm finding this very interesting!
What is File Recovery you ask?
"File Recovery is a rogue PC repair and optimization product, misleading at best and fraudulent at worst, that carries a dangerous payload. This fake system repair application pretends to scan a computer for stuff like invalid Windows registry keys, hard drive reading errors, junk files, critical system errors, RAM failures, and much more. Since it doesn’t actually scan a computer for any of these issues it’s not surprising at all that File Recovery scareware reports a bunch of non-existing system errors and threats on a targeted machine.
The worst part is that it hijacks a compromised computer,
intentionally misrepresents the system status and asks user to pay for
bogus PC repair software activation to remove non-existing hard drive
errors and other risks from the computer. Unlike ransomware, it doesn’t
freeze your computer screen (thanks for that). But it does perform
actions that prevent user from accessing certain applications and
Windows features. In rare cases, it can make computer unstable forcing
unexpected reboots and blue screens of death."
It's completely fake and looks something horrible like this >>
If you're ever in the same situation as me then you'll be lucky to either find someone who will fix it for you otherwise you can DIY using the following website :)
Thank god for the Major Geeks forum otherwise I would be stuck doing uni work at uni and borrowing my brothers/dads computer all day!
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