Restore a deleted files after ComboFix removal

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Adiel, Sep 12, 2014.

  1. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    Hey all,
    i hope this is the right forum to post in.

    i've used combofix in a computer, and after that removed it through "combofix /uninstall" command.

    i noticed, too late of course, that a folder located in appdata\roaming was deleted, and i need it bad.

    i tried searching through "previous versions" of the roaming folder,
    and also search the folder with Recuva and couldn't find the files.

    I tried the CFDQ-UsrPrf.exe program, and got a message regarding a log
    file that doesn't exist ( i guess was removed in the combofix uninstall process) and nothing was restored.

    I then ticked "show hidden files" and the option to show system protected filed, and the QooBox folder is present in C: drive
    but when i try to run the program above the 2nd time, i get :

    Error 0x00007766 - aborting !

    ( all antivirus is disabled and i used "Run As admin" option )

    any way to restore the files? i'm on win 7 64 bit

    any help will be appreciated

    thanks
     
  2. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Hello, Adiel

    Please do nothing further with/on your machine. until instructed.
    Do you still have ComboFix's QooBox folder intact on your C:\ drive? Attach for me the CFlog.txt that shows the " folder located in appdata\roaming " being quarantined. * It's full name & filepath are definitely needed.

    dr.m
     
  3. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    Thank you for your reply my friend

    as i can see - the qoobox folder is intact and contains a "BackEnv" folder
    inside and a file called "Profiles.Folder.dat" and that's it.

    heres a link to a rar file which contains combofix log and also dds logs
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/9xa4nyiyx6fpcek/Desktop.rar?dl=0

    the folder i need is "C:\users\arik\appdata\roaming\Tazrim"

    thank you
     
  4. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Your welcome.

    This folder [C:\users\arik\appdata\roaming\Tazrim] needs to be found in the C:\QooBox\Quarantine\ComboFix-quarantined-files.txt or there's nothing to recover.
     
  5. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    Hey,
    there is nothing in the qoobox folder besides the file i mentioned =\

    i guess when uninstalling combofix the content is being erased?

    any good data restoration program you recommend?

    thanks
     
  6. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    :)
    I've heard of good success using Recuva 1.51 spoken well of.

    *Recovering deleted files is more a software issue, and better suited in our Software Forum.

    Good Luck!
    PS: Be quick about your task. Use minimal system changes or software installs before the hardware space is over-written by new data!
     
  7. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    Hey friend
    i've managed to restore QooBox original folder but couldn't find the folder "Tazrim" =\
    (BTW, used getdataback, recuva didn't help)

    you can see the files in the restored folder in the attachment

    maybe there something to be done now? i just need 2 xml files that were in this folder :|

    many thanks!
     

    Attached Files:

  8. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    See if you give the full filepath in the Qoobox directory. Is so, we'll need a fresh copy of download ComboFix to your desktop.
     
  9. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    What do you mean by
    " See if you give the full filepath in the Qoobox directory "
    ?
    i didn't understood what should i be doing

    thanks
     
  10. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    You need to map the directory exactly what and where these " i just need 2 xml files that were in this folder " are => something like C:\QooBox\Quarantine\ComboFix-quarantined-files.xxxxx.xml.vir.
     
  11. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    Please forgive me for my ignorance - maybe its because english is not my native language -
    i still didn't understand what to do.

    Should i copy the restored qoobox folder back to C:\ drive?
    Should i check to see if there's an xml files inside the Quarantine folder?

    about the last one - i've checked, no xml files. only the ones in the image i posted -
    catchme.log
    RegistryBackup (folder)
    MBR_Harddisk0.mbr

    those are the files found in the folder.

    on the other hand, in the "BackEnv" folder i see a file called "AppData.folder.dat"
    maybe this could be helpful? because the files, as mentioned, were deleted from "appdata\roaming\tazrim" folder

    thanks again !
     
  12. Adiel

    Adiel Private E-2

    Sorry for my ignorance but i still didn't understand what to do, i'm sorry english is not my native language.

    Should i copy the recovered qoobox folder back to c: drive?

    i checked the quarantine folder - no xml files is present. you can see all the files in that folder in the image i've posted two comments ago.

    but i see backenv folder containing appdata.folder.dat - maybe that is helpful?
    because the original files were under appdata\roaming folder.

    thanks again!
     
  13. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Please refer back to my advice given in post #6 to create a thread in the Software forum.
    Perhaps they can help whatever files you're needing.

    dr.m
     

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