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HomeGroup Encryption of Files
I read somewhere that once a file is encrypted using EFS, it can only be accessed by the Windows login that encrypted the file. Although other users on the same computer might be able to see your files, they will be unable to open them – including Administrators.
The question I would have is it possible that a virus such as a Crypto type could hacks a pc and use the PCs encryption system via Homegroup, sort of tricking the pc that there is a group when in fact there is only one PC.
The reason I ask is that my pc has been hacked by a virus and a Homegroup account has been set up along with an Everyone user plus two others which was hidden with files encrypted and file user permissions set up which prove difficult to change. if I undo all the virus set up rubbish and get back to Owner only what will happen the encrypted files.