In most cases, your USB drive should run fine now. To be on a safer side, you’re recommended to scan your USB drive with an antivirus software. Now remove the drive and plug it again. Delete all the files that are suspicious. This will remove the attributes of Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file from all the files, so that you’re able to delete the files. To delete the files, use the command del filename. In command prompt type attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and press enter. If any suspicious file is found, then probably the USB drive is already infected. Check whether if there’s any suspicious file or file that exist unexpectedly.

This will display a list of the files currently exist in the pendrive.

In the command prompt type the drive letter: (for example, e:) and press enter. Remove Autorun.inf Virus: Remove the virus manuallyĪfter canceling the autorun, open cmd from Start -> Run. This is in fact the most effective and the most recommended way to scan and remove any virus contained in your USB Drive automatically. If you have an antivirus software installed, right click your USB drive from My Computer window, click Scan E: (or any alphabet that represent your drive) to scan for viruses and remove them. If you don’t have an antivirus program, it’s essential for you to install one. How to Remove Autorun.inf Virus From USB: Install an Antivirus Program Then proceed to any of the solutions provided below: To prevent your computer from running any file in the plugged USB drive, click the red-cross sign or cancel button to close the autorun window. Whenever you plug an USB drive into your computer, a window will appear similar to the one shown below (depending on the version of your Windows):

others… In the comment section below, share with us the viruses you’ve been infected with and we’ll add them hereīefore proceeding to any solution, when you plug in your USB drive.

Below is a list of the most famous USB viruses in Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP:

In some serious cases, people will have to format their PC as the virus has already corrupted their Windows system core files. Most of the common USB viruses can spread very rapidly that it’s so difficult to even trace it or stop it.

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