My computer was infected with this on December 5th and I was DEVESTATED to find all my photos of my 2 babies (13 months and 1 month) GONE ... I didn't have anything backed up and I literally wanted to cry as file after file appeared as "FileError_22001" ... I consulted a few tech savvy friends who hadn't heard of anything, but promised me they'd look into it. I downloaded and ran trial versions Norton and McAfee antiviruses, but nothing could determine anything but a few tracking cookies was amiss on my computer. I left it for DAYS, scared that if I did anything, more files would get messed up.

I then started searching online and came up with this forum. I have been checking in about once a week for the past month or so, and now I had to register to say a HUGE thank you to whoever it was that was able to figure this out. I was (fortunately) advised NOT to delete anything, as this was still really new and perhaps someone would be able to find something (and if not, well, the files are lost anyway). I had high hopes every time I checked the forums, but until today, I was left disappointed and not at all hopeful.

I sincerely hope that you are all able to find what you need (main keys, etc) to run this AMAZING tool on your machines. All but a handful of my 28500+ photos are back and I'm about to go looking at my .doc's and other files (nothing majorly important, so no real loss if they're gone).

One question ... what are the files that have been placed on my desktop? All of my photos are still in their original folders and locations.

Thanks again. You guys are lifesavers!! Merry Christmas to every and all the best through the holidays and into the new year!

~ Krystina