Re: Help with encrypted files....
From: Vladimir Katalov (vkatalov_at_elcomsoft.com)
Date: 07/16/04
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:17:09 +0400
"Christopher" <neomage23@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I just got a job at this company, and I replaced thier other network
> admin -who they say was kind of a jerk. Anyway, I tried using his
> machine for a while as it was, but it had so much malware/spyware that
> it was barely usable and I had to reinstall WinXP Pro.
>
> So, after I installed, a group of files seem to have been encrypted
> and now I can't read them. I just get stuff like this (pasted from a
> .txt file)....
>
> [...]
> After thinking it over, it's clear that the files aren't encrypted
> with Windows EFS, because I can remember logging on to this computer
> before I did the re-install and I could read whichever files I wanted.
May be the files *were* encrypted on WinXP SP1, but you've installed
WinXP without SP1 now? Here is a related article:
EFS Files Appear Corrupted When You Open Them
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329741
-- Sincerely yours, Vladimir Vladimir Katalov Managing Director ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. Member of Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) Member of Russian Cryptology Association mailto:vkatalov@elcomsoft.com http://www.elcomsoft.com
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