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I caught a hacker red handed on my computer but I panicked and switched it off and turned off my entire network.

Now with my internet disconnected I turned my computer back up just to find that every file in every drive of my computer had been affacted and now everything is a .fair file, with the exception of a readme-warning.txt file, existing in every directory which I didn't open and will not open.

I've ran an Windows Defender complete check up and it found nothing malicious.

I can just format my computer with my bootable usb drive, but if I could salvage my files would just be amazing.

It's important to note that I can use everything in my computer, I think the hacker didn't have time to complete his hacking, but I don't know for sure how long he was working with my computer.

pauLo_0liveira
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Files encrypted by ransomware must be restored from your backups . Generally for any new ransomware cannot be unencrypted. It is always considered inadvisable to pay ransom.

Then, back up what you can on a separate USB drive.

Once done, format and reinstall Windows. Restore Points cannot help here.

Be very careful what you restore. Best if you can to test files on a spare computer before restoring to your main computer.