Hi!
I wonder if someone can help, please.
Last night I lost my entire ‘My Documents’ folder and I am unable to perform a system restore to any time point. I can’t find the folder anywhere on my hard drive.
A few days ago, I was bidding for an editing job on a Freelance writing site. The client contacted me asking if I could edit his thesis document. He sent me the document to look at so that I could give him a price for the work, which I duly did. He eventually chose another contractor which was all well and good. He had,made it clear in his job posting that he would expect any contractor to agree to sign a full disclosure.
I wondered if it might be possible for ‘someone’ to target a cyber attack on this single folder on my hard drive? And if so, is there any way of retrieving the lost data?
The only other thing I have downloaded since then is a program called ‘Sibelius Scorch’ to allow me to view online sheet music. I believe I may have been prompted to install an Active X add-on.
If this is the the problem rather than the paranoid client scenario, does this suggest some sort of malware? I have run a full scan and my Kaspersky isn’t picking up any problems. I have noted that some posters on various forums suggest a program called ‘Malwarebytes’. Is this safe to use, and is it likely to help me with my problem?
Thankfully, I didn’t lose very much work but I would appreciate any help or advice you could offer.
Thanks.
