India Broadband Forum


USB flash drive virus

This is a discussion on USB flash drive virus within the Computer Security forums, part of the Computer technology category; hello guys....... i've got a problem with my flashdrive.when i inserted my pendrive,i show the folder icon instead of the ...

Go Back   India Broadband Forum > Computers > Computer technology > Computer Security

India Broadband Forum


                      

Reply

 

LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-26-09, 12:40 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 74
Rep Power: 2
prasanta08 is on a distinguished road
Question USB flash drive virus

hello guys.......
i've got a problem with my flashdrive.when i inserted my pendrive,i show the folder icon instead of the normal pendrive icon.
i manually deleted the autorn.inf file and recycler folder from my pendrive and my normal pendrive icon reappers.
i can also be able to access my data from it.
but the RECYCLER folder is recreated again.how to get rid of it?
is it because of ISE32.exe on C/recycler??is it harmful for my pc?
AVIRA personal edition shows a warning while scanning the system.plz help/.....
prasanta08 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-26-09, 12:52 PM   #2
gothic_coder
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

You need to remove it manually.. Follow the steps.

Set command prompt path to c:\recycler now open task manager and kill the process "explorer.exe" after that go back to command promt and then type del*.*. Once it's done run explorer.exe from taskmanager, after that open registry editor by typing "regedit" or "r" on run, locate following key

1.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{28ABC5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAX5-81CX1C635612}

2.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{28ABC5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAX5-81CX1C635612}

Also search "ise32.exe" in whole registry and delete it. Clear you peb drive and delete autorun.inf



P.S
Initially try to clean it with antivirus.. As you mentioned "Avira" is only giving warning, switch your antivirus and then try it, if they also fail to clean then only apply above steps....
  Reply With Quote
Old 02-26-09, 10:34 PM   #3
Platinum Member
 
deepmohan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Chennai
Posts: 807
Rep Power: 3
deepmohan has a spectacular aura aboutdeepmohan has a spectacular aura aboutdeepmohan has a spectacular aura about
Default

Give a try with Autorun Eater hope your problem is solved.
deepmohan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-09, 01:48 AM   #4
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 74
Rep Power: 2
prasanta08 is on a distinguished road
Default

thanks for the info....but can u plz give me a detailed a step by step guide ???
prasanta08 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-09, 11:16 AM   #5
gothic_coder
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Did you changed your AV??
  Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-09, 06:52 PM   #6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 74
Rep Power: 2
prasanta08 is on a distinguished road
Default

no i haven't changed my av,....
prasanta08 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-09, 07:09 PM   #7
gothic_coder
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

So switch to some other av...Give other av a try..They might solve your problem.. If they don't then only follow the previous post steps..
  Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-09, 07:53 PM   #8
Amor vincit omnia
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,682
Blog Entries: 4
Rep Power: 4
cool_techie_tvm will become famous soon enough
Default

Download the trial version of Kaspersky 2009 and scan the PC. All virus, spyware problems should be eliminated.
cool_techie_tvm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-09, 12:24 PM   #9
gothic_coder
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

@ prasanta08

Is your problem solved???
  Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-09, 07:29 PM   #10
meetdilip
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default simple, begin with a registry scan

I had similar problems

First identify the exe file indicated in autorun. use this file name in registry>edit>find. You will find all related files and registry entries. If you start deleting exe files and all, it will be replaced in no time. Start from registry.identify the location of files. most probably you will find on in system32, like : run dll as application". identfies these files from registry entries, take a noted pad, note these locations. now delete the registry entries. Then using the location, make sure you delete these infections. it will not get replaced. it worked for me. no antivirus is good enough for these kind of threats. you have to do it manually. left unnoticed, they will download fatal files. Also, reinstall your browser. it is necessary.

all the best

dilip
  Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-09, 10:18 PM   #11
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chennai
Age: 21
Posts: 25
Rep Power: 1
amzi is on a distinguished road
Default

Try this free but powerful called free commander.Sorry i'm not able to post the URL because i'm a new member. Just search for it in Google
Download FreeCommander and install it. Launch it and enter the Extras>Settings menu and to open the Settings dialog. Now click on the ‘Shell menu’ item on the tree at the left and add FreeCommander to the ‘Drives’ context menu. Click on OK to save the settings. You can also close FreeCommander now. I repeat, this method is 100% effective only if you disable Autoplay. Now once you insert you thumb drive, open your Computer and right-click on the drive icon and select FreeCommander. Now FreeCommander should launch with the contents of the drive on the right pane. Look for autorun.inf, .bat files (DOS scripts), .vbe & ,vbs files (VB scripts). All these are potentially viruses (more so when they’re grayed out, meaning they’re hidden). Now select and delete them

U can also use Ikill. Download after Googling it. Its also free.

I personally use both to keep me protected from the USB type viruses
amzi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-10-09, 03:57 PM   #12
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 74
Rep Power: 2
prasanta08 is on a distinguished road
Default

thanks for the reply...i've also heard abt free commander..
but if u people can give a detailed description or steps regarding the usage of pen drive....then it would be of great help for all flash drive users.....
like how to prevent our pc from pen drive virus,or how to open the pen drive so that virus could not harm our system or any suggestion abt pendrive antivirus...etc.....
if u can do this...it would be great...
with regards....
prasanta
prasanta08 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-10-09, 06:31 PM   #13
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chennai
Age: 21
Posts: 25
Rep Power: 1
amzi is on a distinguished road
Default

First of all Disable autorun in your system.
Also in most cases the file autorun.inf will be corrupted, even if you delete that file from your pendrive,next time if you plug it in someone else's system it is sure to reappear and the virus exploits it. So use Ikill as it keeps on deleting the autorun file as soon as you plug your pendrive. Always keep Ikill in startup and enable auto protect option.

Use freecommander to explore the Pendrive first,delete suspicious files.

Never ever double click your pendrive to open them as most virus is programmed to execute itself when you double click it. Instead right click and explore. Do not open suspicious folders. Keep your AV updated regularly.

Above all Its best to Format Your pendrive atleast once a month so that you are free from malwares
amzi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-09, 03:37 PM   #14
gothic_coder
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

@ prasanta08
So many good replies...Hope you sort it out now....
  Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-09, 06:14 PM   #15
Bronze Member
 
limpu.cool's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 124
Rep Power: 1
limpu.cool is on a distinguished road
Default

Use panda tool (softpedia).. Nothing else needed.
limpu.cool is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-19-09, 01:14 AM   #16
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 36
Rep Power: 1
sandeep1143 is on a distinguished road
Smile

just format ur flash drive
sandeep1143 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-24-09, 10:07 PM   #17
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 74
Rep Power: 2
prasanta08 is on a distinguished road
Default

thanks.. to you all......i think it can solve my problem......
prasanta08 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-24-09, 10:24 PM   #18
gothic_coder
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by prasanta08 View Post
thanks.. to you all......i think it can solve my problem......
What solve your problem, It's always good to mention the solution, It might help others.
  Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
drive, flash, usb, virus

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads

Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
20 GB Flash based Thumb Drive pumbaa_g Computer Accessories 28 02-17-09 10:24 AM
200 Best Flash Games.. itsmemad Videogaming News and Reviews 3 10-14-08 12:23 AM
Transcend Launches 32GB Flash Drive SpArK Computer hardware and software tips and tricks 0 03-24-08 12:00 PM
Kingston Combines USB Flash Drive with Memory Card Reader in Launch of New DataTravel Guest PR Releases Database 0 03-12-07 08:42 AM
Flash Alliance: Toshiba and SanDisk to build a Flash memory manufacturing plant India Broadband News and Views from the Business World 0 07-17-06 01:01 AM


All times are GMT +5.5. The time now is 09:46 PM.


India Broadband Forum