A successful attack with a computer virus can have all kinds of negative impact on a computer system. From data that is transferred to third parties over advertisement popups to encrypted drives that can only be decrypted after paying a ransom to tampering with the operating system to make it harder for the user to disinfect the system.
One common problem of the latter are disabled system tools and file associations so that it becomes harder to spot and remove the virus or malicious software from the PC.
File Association Fixer is a free portable software for the Windows operating system that can fix broken file associations. A file association basically links a file type, like exe or jpg, to a program. This program is the default program the file is executed with.
It can be very problematic if a virus modified for instance Registry files or folders so that they cannot be opened with the default program. A reg file is a Registry file that can be used to add or remove Registry entries which is often used to remove virus leftovers.
File Associations Fixer displays a list of file types sorted alphabetically on launch.
A click on any of the offered file types will reset the file association to the default program. This has to be done for every file type that the user wants to fix.
A restart is required after that operation for the new file associations to be loaded by the Windows operating system.
File Association Fixer can be a helpful program after a virus attack. The computer program is compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7 and can be downloaded from the Windows Club website.
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This is something nice to have for someone with no OS CD/DVD or expertise to install an OS from scratch.
On the rare occasions that I “think” I caught a virus, I usually do a low level format of the harddisk and reinstall the OS and programs – just to be safe. Restoring a ghost image is also an option, but I have usually built up such a mish-mesh of program hooks that it’s better to wipe the slate clean – the programs I’d tried out and don’t pan out don’t get reinstalled and their little hooks don’t get put back onto the system.
I don’t know about this.
I installed it and then tested it on text files (which I had previously modified). But I did not see any changes.
Was I supposed to reboot to see the changes?
I don’t like how this program doesn’t tell you what changes it is going to make or has made.
hi, I cant get past the screen whotch askes me Whitch file do you want to use to open this file, I have a choise of Word, media or enet? help
I can’t get past your comment. What language are you using?
Grow up.
Hey there, the person had a legitimate question. So what if he misspelled a few words. For all you know he’s dyslexic. Even if he isn’t there is no need for you to flame him. You, sir, are the one who needs to grow up.