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Virus Removal – E-Mail Attachment Viruses
Over recent years viruses that are spread in the form of e-mail attachments have become increasingly more common with widespread attacks taking place across the globe, the most famous of which being the CIH virus mail attack.
On 26 April 1998 the first wave of the much feared CIH virus (or Chernobyl virus) struck across the world. The initial spread of this virus was caused by the distribution of infected software and game demo’s, but later even big companies such as IBM were distributing newly built, complete PC systems blissfully unaware that these new systems were already harbouring the CIH virus.
Although the virus was first spread in April 1998, it was not set to activate until a year later on 26 April 1999. If virus removal had not been performed on infected PC’s prior to that date, the virus would be activated. Once activated, the virus had the ability to overwrite the majority of the data on the user’s hard drive, causing havoc within the file system and rendering the user’s PC inoperable.
In 2001 a new strain of this virus was created and distributed globally to thousands of victims in the form of an e-mail attachment. These two attacks combined caused an estimated $8 million worth of damage to computer systems around the world, but unfortunately a lot of this damage could have been avoided if the users had made simple adjustments to their e-mail security settings and updated their antivirus software. These simple adjustments help to protect your system from infection and avoid the difficult task of virus removal after an infection has been detected.
Always check your e-mail security settings to make sure you have the correct security measures in place to combat these attacks should they ever take place again. If you’re security settings are set up to allow JavaScript, Macros or other (possibly malicious) files to execute automatically, then it is vital that you disable these features as soon as possible to ensure that you are not vulnerable to an e-mail based virus attack.
Top Reasons that Data is Gone from Your iPhone and How to Get Lost Data back
While losing data affects everyone who uses an iPhone, especially for those who reply on iPhone for business. It is really an unpleasant experience. And while retrieving the erased data can be extremely difficult to deal with in some cases, preventing against data loss is very important to you.
The reason that data goes missing are varied, but seven listed below are the most common.
1. iOS software update
Some users state that their contacts were wiped when updating to the new iOS, even after restoring the rest of the device’s settings as is the norm. Its recommended that you just hit “update” button left without any security of your content, all you have to remember is to back up your device to either iCloud or iTunes on a local computer.
2. Restore to factory settings
Restoring your iPhone to factory settings may remove all of your personal information like text messages, notes and appointments, although it retains some of its apps.
3. Jailbreak
Jailbreaking your iPhone voids the warranty, and this operation often got stuck in DFU mode. Restoring your iPhone in iTunes will erase everything including SMS, photos, videos etc.
4. Delete data due to mis-operation
Deleting information simply by touching the screen the wrong way, getting rid of unwanted contacts on your iPhone or other mis-operations will make your regret most before backup.
5. iPhone crashing
iPhone crashing like camera library, mail or contact app crashing will put your iPhone into blank screen with Apple sign in white. Then you find all your photos, contacts were gone after it came back.
6. Get your iPhone wet or have it stolen
If you have had the horrible misfortune of having your iPhone dropped in water or stolen, maybe you will see all your valuable information get lost, including contacts, photos, music, SMS, ideas, etc. in a second.
7. Replacing iPhone battery
All flash memory in the phone (except RAM) is retained without power. Replacing the battery has the same effect as resetting your iPhone, be careful with this!
We didnt realize the seriousness of the situations such as the above until we deleted a crucial message on iPhone. But are the deleted files deleted permanently? Users should be aware that highly sensitive data can still be retrieved from either iTunes backup file or iPhone directly some of the time. Below are the steps from recovering lost data via two means.
Restoring from a previous iTunes backup
You’re in luck if you have backed up before you deleted the contacts, just restore from iTunes backup files via iTunes.
Note: Back up your iPhone using iTunes prior to following these instructions. During the following instructions you’ll be advised to erase all data from your iPhone. If you do not back up the data that resides only on your iPhone, such as pictures or notes, that data will be permanently lost.
Step 1: Configure iTunes so that it doesn’t automatically sync with your iPhone when it is connected to your computer;
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to your computer;
Step 3: Open iTunes, right-click on your device and press “Restore from backup…”.
Recovery tool method to retrieve deleted files without backup
Due to the special technology of iPhone, it’s very hard to recover data directly from the iPhone itself, but it’s not impossible. Professional programs such as Fone Rescue, the iPhone data recovery utility (with separate versions for Windows and Mac) can help to retrieve deleted files without backup, it works with all iOS devices including newer iPads, the iPhone 5, and the iPhone 4S etc. Fone Rescue isn’t perfect, but if you’ve accidentally deleted an important photo or file, you know that some things are priceless.
Top Reasons that Data is Gone from Your iPhone and How to Get Lost Data back
While losing data affects everyone who uses an iPhone, especially for those who reply on iPhone for business. It is really an unpleasant experience. And while retrieving the erased data can be extremely difficult to deal with in some cases, preventing against data loss is very important to you.
The reason that data goes missing are varied, but seven listed below are the most common.
1. iOS software update
Some users state that their contacts were wiped when updating to the new iOS, even after restoring the rest of the device’s settings as is the norm. Its recommended that you just hit “update” button left without any security of your content, all you have to remember is to back up your device to either iCloud or iTunes on a local computer.
2. Restore to factory settings
Restoring your iPhone to factory settings may remove all of your personal information like text messages, notes and appointments, although it retains some of its apps.
3. Jailbreak
Jailbreaking your iPhone voids the warranty, and this operation often got stuck in DFU mode. Restoring your iPhone in iTunes will erase everything including SMS, photos, videos etc.
4. Delete data due to mis-operation
Deleting information simply by touching the screen the wrong way, getting rid of unwanted contacts on your iPhone or other mis-operations will make your regret most before backup.
5. iPhone crashing
iPhone crashing like camera library, mail or contact app crashing will put your iPhone into blank screen with Apple sign in white. Then you find all your photos, contacts were gone after it came back.
6. Get your iPhone wet or have it stolen
If you have had the horrible misfortune of having your iPhone dropped in water or stolen, maybe you will see all your valuable information get lost, including contacts, photos, music, SMS, ideas, etc. in a second.
7. Replacing iPhone battery
All flash memory in the phone (except RAM) is retained without power. Replacing the battery has the same effect as resetting your iPhone, be careful with this!
We didnt realize the seriousness of the situations such as the above until we deleted a crucial message on iPhone. But are the deleted files deleted permanently? Users should be aware that highly sensitive data can still be retrieved from either iTunes backup file or iPhone directly some of the time. Below are the steps from recovering lost data via two means.
Restoring from a previous iTunes backup
You’re in luck if you have backed up before you deleted the contacts, just restore from iTunes backup files via iTunes.
Note: Back up your iPhone using iTunes prior to following these instructions. During the following instructions you’ll be advised to erase all data from your iPhone. If you do not back up the data that resides only on your iPhone, such as pictures or notes, that data will be permanently lost.
Step 1: Configure iTunes so that it doesn’t automatically sync with your iPhone when it is connected to your computer;
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to your computer;
Step 3: Open iTunes, right-click on your device and press “Restore from backup…”.
Recovery tool method to retrieve deleted files without backup
Due to the special technology of iPhone, it’s very hard to recover data directly from the iPhone itself, but it’s not impossible. Professional programs such as Fone Rescue, the iPhone data recovery utility (with separate versions for Windows and Mac) can help to retrieve deleted files without backup, it works with all iOS devices including newer iPads, the iPhone 5, and the iPhone 4S etc. Fone Rescue isn’t perfect, but if you’ve accidentally deleted an important photo or file, you know that some things are priceless.