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Software to scan hard drive of deleted files?

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Compman55

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Fixing a computer that got hit with the CTB.Locker ransomeware. Man is this a ugly one.

I readup that it makes copys of your files, encrypts them, then deletes the originals. Then it wipes out your volume shadow copies.

I am trying Piriform recuvva, and I have alwsys had mixed results with it. Are there any other good tried and true ones out there?
 
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EDIT:nvm OP used incorrect terminology so my post gave incorrect information.
 
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Compman55 said:
I am trying Piriform recuvva, and I have alwsys had mixed results with it. Are there any other good tried and true ones out there?
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Are you trying to recover the old original now deleted files?
Cause dban is for total destruction of your drive's data.
 
TheELF said:
Are you trying to recover the old original now deleted files?
Cause dban is for total destruction of your drive's data.
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Yes! Computer was not used after the virus hit, so I think if there is a good program out there, it may find some of the files.
 
Might want to change the thread title then. Scrubbing a hard drive of deleted files actually means to wipe the drive with a tool like DBAN to intentionally make the files unrecoverable. You're looking to recover deleted files, not scrub a drive 😛
 
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