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Old 09-11-09, 07:12 PM   #1
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I have a virus in my pen drive, i used in another computer which had a virus. I deleted everything from the pen drive, but I think the virus may still be there. How do i make sure its gone and remove it??????
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scan it with avira and you will see delete option in it....
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Disable autoplay and format your pen drive.
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Disable autoplay and format your pen drive.
quickest and best answer...!!!
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Disable autoplay and format your pen drive.
and how would that be?
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your pen drive is not shwing autoplay??
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Start > Run > gpedit.msc > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Turn off Autoplay

Select Enabled and then click OK.

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some virus may not allow format in windows.
if that is the case, start your computer in DOS mode
change to the drive for pendrive
use "attrib -a -s -h *.*" command
use "erase *.*" command

if it still persists

you may have to find a linux live disk or someone using a linux system
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