Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices) - Here's a Tip

Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices) - Here's a Tip

Here's a Tip on USB Devices on protecting them.. smile.gif Hope you want this... Enjoy biggrin.gif

1. Check first the Auto Insert Notification setttings. Set it to "prompt user...".
2. Insert your USB device
3. Open "My Computer" after the USB loads
4. DON'T left-click, but right-click on the USB drive
5. Check: (very important)

if it displays:

Quote:

Open Explore Search Autoplay

then it's safe.

if it displays:

Quote:

Autoplay Open Explore Search

Or;

Quote:

Auto Autoplay Open Explore Search

Or;

Quote:

0pen Autoplay Open Explore Search

Or;

Quote:

Open Autoplay <-- Note that Autoplay comes after Open Explore Search

then your USB device is infected.

To remove it (without having to reformat your USB device):
- Of course, scan and clean it with an anti-virus software.

But to do it manually:
1. Go to Tools>Folder Options. If Folder Options isn't displayed, then proceed to step 7**
2. Go to the View tab, then enable "Show hidden files and folders", and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" and "Hide protected operating files" (click yes on this part)
3. Apply and Ok
4. Click the address bar
5. Type the drive letter of your USB device (example - F:\)
6. Look for suspicious files... like EXE files that has the icon of a folder, and named after the folder it is in... or VBS files in the root folder... or krag.exe and other unnecessary executables, or the folder RECYCLER. Delete those.
7. Run Notepad
8. Go to File>Save As, go to any folder you want to save.
9. Name it as "autorun.inf", then save.
10. Copy autorun.inf
11. Paste it on the root folder of the USB drive (example - F:\)
12.Confirm file overwrite.
13. Reconnect your USB device.
14. Finished. No more Autoplay.

**if there is no Folder Options, then it might have been disabled by the administrator, or your system also has already been infected.

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Also dont Reboot PC (pressing restart button.) while your USB Device is inserted. it can corrupt data...

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