When I open my important word file, then I can't read it, may be due some virus. What should I do?

Question

When I open my self written .doc file, then its contents are changed into some blocks and spaces characters.
What should I should do to recover the contents of my file.
e.g
Þ ¥O@ $Þ ˆþ Œþ %Z@ O@ ˜þ Þ Þ ˜ PÞ  Dî EO@ $Þ ®Fø)ÊÇ
p¶eìÇ
PyìÇ
¶
 ‡ Course in English b.doc . Rafiullah dr 49BD29} ing_files Þ ø
 ö[õwèá Ì ! (ß  À À àý äÞ ªdõwß Lß 0ß àÞ èá 4ß "Yõwß Lß 0ß (ß ÀYõw<ß œ   Œ   Tß qZõw<ß ÀYõw`ß ø Øß Ì ø Œß
Thanks.

Answer 1

When you saved the document, were you careful to save as a Word document where you specify file type?

Right-click on the icon for the file and select Properties. Does it say Word document? Do you get the option to "open with" so you can select Word?

When you open the document, look to the top left for the name of the font. Did you accidentally change the font from something ordinary like Tmns Roman or Courier to a strange-sounding font? If so, press Control+A to select the whole file, then at the top left, click the down arrow next to the font name and select a common text font.