This is a discussion on Infected USB within the Computer Accessories forums, part of the Computer technology category; I have a kingston 2GB pen drive and it has a virus in it, can the virus be removed and ...
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Rep Power: 1 | I have a kingston 2GB pen drive and it has a virus in it, can the virus be removed and if so how? |
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| do u have any antivirus installed ? |
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| What is the problem ur facing ??? How u know its got a virus ??? Use a good antivirus to remove it na ? Worst case, format it. W8 for other ppl for their reply b4 u do anything. |
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Rep Power: 1 | I know i have a virus because messages where being sent to my messenger friends with links, and their were kind of dirty error messages when i took out the USB! All in all i know there is a virus because of the the way the computer works |
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| please be more specific with error messages. infact it would be easier to google the error message to find the answer. you haven't said anything about an antivrus |
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Rep Power: 5 | Are you a victim of "Love virus ". Its still prevalent in India, a major cause of concern. In this a user get messages on getting instant love & thing like that. Use a good antivirus. If you can't afford those costlyones then use free ones which offer nearly all functionalities of costly ones. |
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| Disable auto play and scan with the tools provided here Top 7 Tips to Protect Your Computer Run a full system scan later. |
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Rep Power: 9 | if your USB drive does not contain that much important data, best option is to format it. |
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Rep Power: 5 | Yes , formatting is an option but there are viruses & scripts which can prevent it. |
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| there's hardly any response from OP |
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Rep Power: 5 | What is OP? ( Optimus Prime?) |
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| original poster, thread starter.. |
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Rep Power: 5 | Thanks for clarification. |
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| welcome... |
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Rep Power: 1 | I too face the same problem my antivirus (NOD) detects it even after every format there is some hidden folders such as autorun recycler that show up but do not open do I have to scrap my pendrive |
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Please mention the antivirus you use. Update it and try a full system scan. | |
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Rep Power: 9 | try formatting in a linux machine. then reformat in a clean Windows machine. (not yours) run a full system scan of your system. |
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Rep Power: 5 | Might be old one. |
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