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Folders changed to Aplication .exe on usb drive or memory card
I'd a virus in my USB drive that converted all my folders to .exe files. After going through lot of search online, I installed AVG antivirus and scanned my USB. It detected all the virus and ...
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usb flash drive contents replaced with a single shortcut
I was confused when I opened my flash drive all I saw was a shortcut with its target as
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe ~$WO.FAT32,_ldr@16 desktop.ini RET TLS " "
You may refer to the images I ...
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USB malfunction preventing system shutdown and My Computer page fails to load
I own a Lenovo G530 which is running Window XP Service Pack 3. I have run into some problem which concerns the USB ports. Yesterday, I inserted a USB flash drive (pen drive) into one of the port. ...
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Windows 7 does not recognize any USB drive with my user account
I can't use any USB flash drive in my computer, as when I insert them, there is an error that says that I can't and if I want to format it.
It happens with every usb and just when I log in with my ...
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How to remove shortcut virus from usb-flash-drive
My usb-falsh-drive have shortcuts of every folder and even if I deleted They are remaining same.
Have any one experienced it? How to remove or prevent it?
Thanks in advance,
Vicky
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How Do I Erase Locked Hidden Files On SanDisk 8G Flash Drive?
I've got a hidden folder in .Trash on my flash drive called 501. Inside it, there are all kinds of programs. After re-reformatting the drive I had 2GB missing of the 8Gb. That's how I came across ...
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How do flash drives give viruses? [closed]
I'm not sure is this is the right place to put this, so let me know for future reference so I ask questions like these elsewhere.
My question is simple. How does one go about creating a virus that ...
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Files names in pen drive turned into gibberish text
Recently my uncle gave me his memory card from his phone telling me something is wrong with it.When i tried to check the contents of memory card this is what i found(take a look at screenshot).
I ...
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How can a pendrive filesystem become damaged?
Recently, I saw a directory containing strange filenames on a pendrive with a FAT32 filesystem.
ß׸~ˇ¨>#>&;><ä, 2065.5.1 etc.
It's very strange, since I always remove the device ...
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I'm getting a strange popup when USB flash drives are plugged in
Is anyone familiar with the following problem? How can I diagnose this further the next time I see it?
I'm getting a strange popup whenever any type of USB removable storage device is plugged into a ...
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How do I change my pendrive's icon and restore hidden files after it has become infected?
My pendrive had a virus on it. I scanned it with Kaspersky and Malwarebytes, and it caught many viruses.
My pendrive icon has been changed to a folder icon. I tried to change it, but it's not ...
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How to avoid catching a virus on my pen drive when plugging it into a lot of computers? [duplicate]
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Virus protection for flash drives
We know there is a lot of malware and viruses that stay on pen drives and attack the data or even the host machine data. To spread ...
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Virus Effected to my pendrive
I am using scandisk 8 GB pendrive. I am a programmer so I put my project details and my projects in that pendrive, by using folders. Now the problem is that my folders are becomig hidden, when I am ...
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how to make a flash drive read-only on other computers
How do I make a flash drive or a flash drive partition so that it would only be read-only and will not be affected by a virus.
Maybe making the flash drive be treated as a CD on other computer so that ...
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what is regsvr.exe
Everytime I plug my flash drive on school. It gets infected by this regsvr.exe and many others. Even if my fd is already vaccinated by panda antivirus it still gets infected even if I'm not accessing ...
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Jump drive with a virus
If I have a flash drive that I think may have a virus on it, but also has some important tax stuff on it, is there a way I can get at the files without endangering my computer?
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Virus protection for flash drives
At school, there is a large network with lots of non-technical minded people and lots of viruses. How can I protect my flash drive from these worms and viruses so I don't bring them home and infect my ...
