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Reply to Lance Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices) Good Morning: I have a problem with a virus in my flash USB Kingston. I have a virus in autorun.Inf and create another archive named Lio.Vbs And when I delete manually the virus and put the another autorun.Inf to Replace it, the virus is recover again and replace my archive of Autorun.Inf and create again Lio.Vbs. How I can do to prevent that the Virus come again and infect my drive?. Another thing, autorun And Lio appear has hidden...
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Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices) - Here's a Tip

blood618^_^
Oct 10 2007, 09:24 AM
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.

===================================

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

 

 

 


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Ridwan sameer
Oct 10 2007, 02:03 PM
Ahh you should specify which Operating system you are using. Users of linux will be trying to remove viruses from their USB now xd.gif well anyway thanks and this is a nicepiece of information.

Hope to see more posting from you

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arnavn3
Oct 23 2007, 08:12 AM
Hey I tried this out..it worked for me..but those files keep on coming back to the drive even after i delete 'em..although the autorun doesnt work anymore, but those files are still there on the device.and they can spread this way, if not harm my USB device..so could anyone help me out with that..thanks..regards..

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FeedBacker
Feb 2 2008, 11:05 AM
HOW CAN I UNPROTECT A FLASHDISK
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

I HAVAE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM PAST 2 WEEKS NOW.

I OPENED MY FLASHDISK AND I SAW MY FILES THERE BUT WHENEVER I TRY TO OPEN ANY FILE, IT SAYS; THE DISK IS PROTECTED.

HOW CAN I RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM TO START SAVING MY FILES INSIDE.

AM WAITING FORWARD FOR YOUR REPLY.

THANKS.

FROM; JOHNNY

-question by ENWOR JOHN

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FeedBacker
Mar 5 2008, 07:45 AM
error message displayed when i insert flash disk!!
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

When I insert my flash drive its displaying eror mess
!soundmix.Exe-corrupt file

The file or directory \autorun.Inf is corrupt and un readable,please run the Chkdsk utility.
And also I cannot format the disk .The files present on the disk are not deleting ...Can anyone help me out

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jopak134
Apr 11 2008, 11:09 AM
write-protected? maybe there's a switch in your usb.

i think there are programs that you can use that will format your usb just google it.

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FeedBacker
May 14 2008, 04:23 AM
For resolve USB problem just do this way.
1) Go to Run and then type CMD
2) In any drives type: Attib -s -h -are Autorun.Inf
3) After find it type: Del Autorun.Inf

-reply by Loghman Adak

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FeedBacker
May 22 2008, 01:53 PM
Good Morning:

I have a problem with a virus in my flash USB kingston, I have a virus in autorun.Inf and create another archive named Lio.Vbs and when I delete manually the virus and put the another autorun.Inf to replace it, the virus is recover again and replace my archive of autorun.Inf and create again Lio.Vbs. How I can do to prevent that the virus come again and infect my drive?.

Another thing, autorun and Lio appear has hidden, Read - Only and Archive and I cannot remove hidden because the option has disabled.

Thanks for the answer from antelation and excuse my english, if are something wrong.

Lance.

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FeedBacker
Jun 4 2008, 04:24 PM
Replying to Trap FeedBacker

I have the same problem with that lio.Vbs, my pc systems is infected, because Avira Antivir detected it:

The file 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\Lio.Vbs'
Contained a virus or unwanted program 'HEUR/HTML.Malware' [heuristic]
Action(s) taken:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.Exe,C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscript.
Exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Lio.Vbs
The fund was classified as suspicious.
The file was moved to "48b4e016.Qua"!

After I send it to quarentena, because I couldn't erease it, my script host send me a message after each reload: the archive lio.Vbs is unable in 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\Lio.Vbs'
I don't want this in my startup, how I can finish it?

Ahh, my USB was infected too, but the antivir could clean it.

-reply by josebrrs

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ckcomputerstallahassee
Jun 6 2008, 05:03 PM
QUOTE(FeedBacker @ Mar 5 2008, 03:45 AM) *
error message displayed when i insert flash disk!!

And also I cannot format the disk .The files present on the disk are not deleting ...Can anyone help me out


I had a similar problem with my sandisk drive. I went to my computer --> manage-->then go to disk management
It should see the drive there, where you can manually reformat it.

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iGuest
Nov 16 2009, 11:56 AM
Reply to Lance
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

Good Morning:

I have a problem with a virus in my flash USB Kingston. I have a virus in autorun.Inf and create another archive named Lio.Vbs And when I delete manually the virus and put the another autorun.Inf to Replace it, the virus is recover again and replace my archive of Autorun.Inf and create again Lio.Vbs. How I can do to prevent that the Virus come again and infect my drive?.

Another thing, autorun And Lio appear has hidden, Read - Only and Archive and I cannot remove Hidden because the option has disabled.

Thanks for the answer from antelation and excuse my english, if are something wrong.

Lance.

hey Lance, all you have to do is run an antivirus to delete the virus from your computer. Then create 'autorun.Inf' and 'Lio.Vbs' in your drive (using notepad), and be sure to mark them as "Read-Only". Then your USB should be safe :)

-reply by Firzen

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iGuest
Oct 25 2009, 10:43 AM
External Disk problem
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

I have a problem with my USB too. Avira anitvirus located and deleted it but since then my external storage device cant open. When I try to open it from My Computer it tells me to select program to open file. If I remove the USB cable and re-enter it founds the new device and I am able to open it from autorun. The trojan was TR/Spy.105472.F and some other similar named files. What can I do to make my external disk run like before? No files seem to be damaged just cant open the external disk properly

-question by Peter

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iGuest
Oct 15 2009, 01:53 PM
Recycler
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

I've already had Recycler (straight from a crap system to my USB) which I've eradicated from the drive using Sophos and Spyware Doc. The issue now is that when I open the docs on the flash they duplicate, despite the exe program for Recycler being deleted and removed. What I want is to be able to access the files on the flash drive without it becoming a liability in terms of reinstalling...Since I've removed the cause can anyone tell me why I'm still seeing the symptoms? Does the viral perpetuate in the doc? What did I miss? For this system, I'm running Vista on a bog standard Dell..For the rest, long live Linux..</ 

-reply by FlashBack

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iGuest
Oct 15 2009, 01:39 PM
Recycler
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

I've already had Recycler (straight from a crap system to my USB) which I've eradicated from the drive using Sophos and Spyware Doc. The issue now is that when I open the docs on the flash they duplicate, despite the exe program for Recycler being deleted and removed. What I want is to be able to access the files on the flash drive without it becoming a liability in terms of reinstalling...Since I've removed the cause can anyone tell me why I'm still seeing the symptoms? Does the viral perpetuate in the doc? What did I miss? For this system, I'm running Vista on a bog standard Dell..For the rest, long live Linux..

-reply by FlashBack*

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iGuest
Oct 15 2009, 06:43 AM
Files not showing but the memory size is as is the last time I used it.
Virus On Your Flash Disk? (usb Devices)

Can someone help me out..?

My best friend went to a computer shop and have the memory card checked. A virus has been detected - an "autorun" virus - and the attendant deleted it.

I assumed that it was the reason why files are not showing up. Is there any way I can get back the files? I can't reformat it 'coz my thesis is saved there T_T

-reply by Timie

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