Can a Trojan horse or hacker recover deleted files from my hard drive?
If i have deleted a file from my computer, then emptied my recycle bin. Can a hacker or trojan horse recover said file from my hard drive. If yes how easy would it be?
If i have deleted a file from my computer, then emptied my recycle bin. Can a hacker or trojan horse recover said file from my hard drive. If yes how easy would it be?
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Yes, it is possible somebody could hack into your system and recover files you deleted off of your file system on your hard disk.
However, it *would* be very difficult. BUT, if somebody has the expertise to hack into your system in the first place, then I would hazard a guess they also would have the expertise to lift old deleted files off of said hard disk.
Now, please realize the chance of this actually occurring is slim to none. I say this because hackers want something of value. They might hack into your system in order to join it to a bot army and control it remotely, but they wouldn’t have much reason to go looking on your hard disk for deleted files. What would they get for all of the trouble they would go through? Not much.
Now, if you were a banking institution, or another entity which holds highly sensitive data which would lead to a hacker stealing identities or actual monetary gains, then the would have a solid reason to go to such difficulties. However, banks and other entities have highly sophisticated security in place these days and hacking in would not only be extremely difficult, but they could be traced. While it is true hackers are good at hiding their footprints, it isn’t so easy these days to do so.
If you have data you would rather other people not chance upon use a file shredder application. There are free applications which securely delete files. One is CCleaner. CCleaner actually is five utilities in one:
1. Disk Cleanup Utility with the following features: secure file deletion, and folder exclusion/inclusion listings.
2. Start-up application Manager: allows the user to control which, if any, third party applications start up at boot. The only third party application which really needs to start when the system is turned on are security programs.
3. Software Removal Utility which lists more applications than does the Windows Add/Remove or Remove Programs applets. It uses the usual system removal utility but allows a greater control over what is allowed to be removed by listing items Windows does not list.
4. A Cookie Manager which allows for keeping important Cookies, such as logon and website personalization and delete the rest. Internet Explorer and other browsers do not allow selection of Cookies to keep, it is an all or nothing proposition.
5. Registry Cleaner or Optimizer, though I do *not* recommend using these types of utilities. Far too often important registry keys and values are deleted with such "cleaners". This may not have a noticeable affect initially, but over time issues begin to crop up with the system and applications which are strange and usually require reinstallation to resolve. The reason reinstalation resolves this is because it allows the broken files and code to be replaced after the application is removed and then installed again. So, it is better to simply not install software unless we are sure we are going to use it.
http://www.ccleaner.com
You can check this application at the above website and also download from there. If all you do with it is securely delete your files then it has been put to good use.
One last comment, CCleaner is a small but powerful application. It uses very little resources and can be easily updated to the most current version by a simple download and installation over the top of the older version. It can automatically check for updates, but then that places it into the Start-up folder, which is another program needing to load when you turn on your system, thus slowing down the process. Also, you don’t need all of those third party applications running in the background taking up vital resources. It is best to disable as many as possible from within their Options, Preferences, or Settings area, and use CCleaner to handle those which do not offer an GUI interface option to shut it down from starting up automatically at boot.
CCleaner has three secure file deletion levels. If you want the most secure overwrites, use the seven pass option.
Good luck and much success, please have a nice day.
nah..
yah u can says my uncle who is 25.
This is software that recovers deleted files. To ensure it’s gone, use Ccleaner, which has a Gutman setting which overwrites the data 35 times making it harder to revocer each time.
its possible by program,only in your pc, look. its not easy
http://howmakeyourself.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-recover-files-deleted-by.html
look for more information on the blog.
yes, they can do that.
they can use a program called teamviewer.
they also have a special wired program that can see the whole history of your hard drive as a sampe and they can recover and grow that special sample.
I used to be a hacker, but not anymore!
Yes.. You may need a program to overwrite the data. Also, if you’re REALLY desperate, do a destructive factory restore.
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you sound paranoid,been downloading something you shouldn’t? i seriously doubt it, to be sure use ccleaner secure delete, it will erase all traces of your browsing activity
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Ok everyone is right except it would be HARD. AND only work on recently deleted files. Older deletions get overwritten by new stuff then they can’t be recovered.
Generally both hackers and Trojans go for current stuff, like your password for on-line banking. They have little interest in recovering old poems or letters just in case something is interesting in them. Probably even a malicious ex lover wouldnt go to this trouble to steal a deleted letter.