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How to recover data from a virus infected file?

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Question added by Hamzah Tarique , Telecommunications Engineer , BTS
Date Posted: 2014/05/04
Atif Tanveer
by Atif Tanveer , Decision Support Specialist , Hamilton Health Science

Try to scan and clean infected file through an existing clean computer havning updated anti-virus programm.

Clarence Edward
by Clarence Edward , Senior System Engineer , F-Secure Corporation

That is where you put the money you use in Anti Virus solution in use. If the virus is known and a definition can cleanly clean the infected file thats good news. With polymorphic and more sophisticated viruses though, sometime a generic detection can't fully clean a file. Some antivirus company as part of their support will take that file and analyst will analyze and clean out the file for you, this is the perk of using paid antivirus system too.

 

That being said its best to have backups , especially for important files.

Muhammad Arshad Gondal
by Muhammad Arshad Gondal , Daputy Manager IT , NOON SUGAR MILLS LIMITED

It is depend on what type of file is Infected. If a database infected try to scan the computer with antivirus then restore database from recent backup that is  not infected. 

Mohamed Mostafa
by Mohamed Mostafa , --- , عسكريه

by using anti virus program to disinfect the file

Abdul Samad.c Chirathodi
by Abdul Samad.c Chirathodi , Owner of the Shop , Self Employee

by using a Best anti virus 

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