Case 1: AutoCAD already infected. This is the case where the virus has run at least once on your computer.
If the AutoCAD Program is open, then do the following:
1. If your corrupted file is not open, open it using File,Open from the menu then browse to it.
2. Load the acad.vlx file: type appload in the command line, then browse to the acad.vlx file (usually, you will find it in the same directory of your corrupted dwg file).
3. type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
If the AutoCAD Program is not open then do the following:
1. Double click on the file you want to recover and wait until it loads.
2. Then type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
Case 2: AutoCAD is not infected. This is the case where your file got infected from another computer and you didn’t run your file while acad.vlx hanging around it in the same folder. This also can be the case where you have chosen to recover your file on a test computer. Caution: The following will infect your AutoCAD, this is what we want so that you can recover your files. But I recommend you do it on a test computer.
If the AutoCAD Program is open then do the following:
1. If your corrupted file is not open, open it using File,Open from the menu then browse to it.
2. Load the acad.vlx file: type appload in the command line, then browse to the acad.vlx file (usually, you will find it in the same directory of your corrupted dwg file).
3. type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
If the AutoCAD Program is not open then do the following:
1. Double click on the file you want to recover and wait until it loads. (Or use File, Open from the Menu).
2. Load the acad.vlx file: type appload in the command line, then browse to the acad.vlx file (usually, you will find it in the same directory of your corrupted dwg file).
3. type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
Case 1: AutoCAD already infected. This is the case where the virus has run at least once on your computer.
If the AutoCAD Program is open, then do the following:
1. If your corrupted file is not open, open it using File,Open from the menu then browse to it.
2. Load the acad.vlx file: type appload in the command line, then browse to the acad.vlx file (usually, you will find it in the same directory of your corrupted dwg file).
3. type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
If the AutoCAD Program is not open then do the following:
1. Double click on the file you want to recover and wait until it loads.
2. Then type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
Case 2: AutoCAD is not infected. This is the case where your file got infected from another computer and you didn’t run your file while acad.vlx hanging around it in the same folder. This also can be the case where you have chosen to recover your file on a test computer. Caution: The following will infect your AutoCAD, this is what we want so that you can recover your files. But I recommend you do it on a test computer.
If the AutoCAD Program is open then do the following:
1. If your corrupted file is not open, open it using File,Open from the menu then browse to it.
2. Load the acad.vlx file: type appload in the command line, then browse to the acad.vlx file (usually, you will find it in the same directory of your corrupted dwg file).
3. type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.
If the AutoCAD Program is not open then do the following:
1. Double click on the file you want to recover and wait until it loads. (Or use File, Open from the Menu).
2. Load the acad.vlx file: type appload in the command line, then browse to the acad.vlx file (usually, you will find it in the same directory of your corrupted dwg file).
3. type re_cover in the command line and press Enter. You will see the percentage of the recovery process, wait until it finishes.