am I infected ?

William · Dec 31, 2021

Hi

I see some apps on my system has a lock icon like in this picture. some of them dont open and I had to reinstall them again , what is this lock icon ?

FreeBooter · Dec 31, 2021

If you see a padlock overlay icon on a file or folder, it means the file or folder is encrypted with Windows EFS (Encrypting File System). An encrypted file can only be accessed by the user account that encrypted it.

William · Dec 31, 2021

FreeBooter said:
If you see a padlock overlay icon on a file or folder, it means the file or folder is encrypted with Windows EFS (Encrypting File System). An encrypted file can only be accessed by the user account that encrypted it.

I did not encrypt anything , how I turn off this please ?

FreeBooter · Dec 31, 2021

You will decrypt the file or folder by deselecting Encrypt contents secure data from its Properties sheet.

William · Dec 31, 2021

how this was turn on by itself ? should I ignore it ?

FreeBooter · Dec 31, 2021

William said:
how this was turn on by itself ? should I ignore it ?

Yes, you can ignore it, as no infection will benefit by encrypting your files using Windows EFS.

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