guys...anyone experienced cleaning up virus from thumbdrive? Just scared when the PC detects my thumbdrive, the virus will be passed before the anti-virus can clean the drive

hmm...normally i would scan the thumb drive right after i plug it in... as long as you dont open the thumbdrive nothing's going to happen unless the virus is really really aggressive

plug in => scan => open if safe

actually if u didnt open the thumb drive, it wont effect ur pc....
there isn't any other way tho

disable autoplay for removable device using software like tweakui powertoy
plug in and scan

if not you can still be infected with virus utilising the autorun.inf even when you only plug in the thumbdrive

edit:: and stop using my computer to browse your files. if i'm not wrong my computer will parse autorun.inf when you click on drive letter. use windows explorer instead

This post has been edited by trix: May 29 2007, 08:36 AM

yep. Click Here for full details. The easiest way. (assuming you use windows xp)

yup, using winXP. Managed to kill the virus before it affected my PC later scan PC just in case

press ctrl to disable autoplay, after u plugin ur thumb drive lol..ctrl if i not mistaken..

If you have updated your Antivirus software, it will scan the thumbdrive but just incase, disable the autoplay

I use Avast, it will scan when I put my pendrive in

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plug in -> open my computer - > right click the thumn drive - > click on the antivirus(that installed in ur pc)

maybe u shud just install some antivirus like AVG. it will auto scan when u plug in. means before you open anything it will alert u, den u move the virus to vault.. den its all done and ready to use.

-leroy-

If your anti virus software is strong enough, it will deleted the virus upon plugged in.