Viruses and other kinds of malicious programs are responsible for countless data loss horror stories every day, and even tech-savvy users with plenty of experience under their belts are not completely safe from them.<\/p>\r\n
But not all data loss horror stories have bad endings. As long as you know how to recover virus-infected files<\/b>, you have a fairly good chance of turning the terrible situation around and saving your precious data, and that\u2019s exactly what this article is here to teach you.<\/p>\r\n In this article, we use the term \u201cvirus\u201d loosely to encompass a broad range of malicious programs, also referred to as malware.<\/p>\r\n Instead, let\u2019s focus only on the most important classes of viruses and their potential for causing data loss.<\/p>\r\n<\/span>Part 1.<\/span> Not All Viruses Are Created Equal<\/span><\/h2>\r\n