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The process of converting encrypted content (ciphertext) into its original, readable form (plaintext).

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I am a victim of the Petya ransomware. Is there a solution to decrypt my disk?

My computer got encrypted by the Petya ransomware. After a long search I could not find a solution other than using file recovery software. This helps a bit, but I am wondering if there is a way to ...
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Retrieve/decrypt Windows 7 product key from Linux

I accidentally disconnected my hard drive while it was still running and corrupted my Windows 7 installation; I am now completely unable to boot into Windows. I have tried everything to try and repair ...
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How to decrypt Windows 7 encrypted files

I have a flash drive and on this flash drive I have a folder. In Windows explorer, I right clicked on the folder and went to properties. I then clicked the advanced button and there is a check box ...
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wireshark monitor mode, decrypting capture

I have a network, which has 2 nodes (a phone, a MacBook) both are connected to same wireless network, I know the SSID and password for the wireless network password: mypassword ssid: myssid security: ...
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Paused BitLocker encryption because no longer want to encrypt the hard drive - how do I get out of encrypting?

I'm hoping someone can help. I'm not a techy and can't seem to find the same question already answered. I went to encrypt (using BitLocker) a Buffalo hard drive but after it took about 1 min to ...
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Is it possible to remove a disk encryption?

I have a question about disk encryption. I've read that the best tool to encrypt a whole disk on an existing Windows installation is VeraCrypt. I'm doing it for security and privacy reasons. But ...
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