A frequent question we get at Data Recovery San Antonio, is, “Can you recover data after a virus attack?”. The short answer is “Most of the time”. Depending on what virus has attacked your computer, your data may be recoverable. There are some viruses, like cryptolocker, (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/cryptolocker-ransomware-information) that will encrypt your files, so that they can’t be recovered without the encryption key. Other viruses that cause data loss attack the MBR, delete files, mark files as “hidden”, and corrupt firmware.
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