Windows 10: Removing Wacatac trojan - Windows 10

Running Windows 10 on a Dell XPS8940 desktop with a 512GB SSD for the C: drive and a 1TB HDD for the D: drive.On 4/15/2023, Windows Defender detected the Wacatac trojan. It reported a "severe" threat. I clicked on the box to perform the recommended actions, but Defender did not report that the item was removed or quarantined. I tried both.I looked at the details of that Defender showed and deleted all of the affected files. They were all in an AppData directory that was not the current AppData; the directories were part of data I had copied onto the XPS8940 from my prior desktop. So I de

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i downloaded a wacatac trojan can i restore the data with data recover

Your best bet is to do a format and clean install then change all your password banking etc as its main perpose is to collect data
Wacatac Trojan - Malware removal instructions (updated)

 

i downloaded a wacatac trojan can i restore the data with data recover

i got a wacatac trojan with no updates i did not delete data lost?

 

i downloaded a wacatac trojan can i restore the data with data recover

The wacatac trojan is usually associated with a game hack ! There are also usually other registry lines that need to be removed ! If you would like to run a few scans for me i would be glad to look at them ! I am a trained Malware Removal Specialist, also for Trojans and other bad things people pick up on the web !