Tips to Remove Virus from USB Devices

USB device has become the most efficient tool which is used to transfer the data from one device to other. It is a kind of data storage device or pen device that becomes very popular because of its flexibility, versatility and size. On the other hand, because of its vulnerable nature towards computer viruses it might get infected. These infected USB devices may lead virus infection to your PCs or computers if your computer is not protected.

Even if your computer is protected from antivirus software you need to perform some specific actions for the prevention of these threats. Here we discuss some tips to remove virus from USB devices:

Disable the Autorun Property:

Before plugging USB device in your computer you should ensure that the autorun property is enabled or not. If it is enabled a window will appear into your screen that shown below:

The first step you have to take that you should go with “Cancel” button to prevent your PC from running any suspicious file contained in theplugged USB device. For the better performance, these are the following steps to disable the autorun feature from your windows operating system:

• Go to the start menu, select the control panel.
• This step will protect your computer in contact with infected USB device and.
• Virus removal through Command Prompt:
• This is the way where you prevent your computers from virus threats manually. Here you need to open command prompt. You can open it by running cmd command in Run (Go to Start > RUN and type CMD). Now, you type the drive letter with colon (for example, e:) – then press enter.

• Here is list of some major suspicious files or threats that can be found in your USB device:
• Autorun.inf
• New Folder.exe
• Ravmon.exe
• System.exe
• Boot.exe
• Svchost.exe
• Other exe files
• To delete these files you need to perform the command i.e., del filename (for example, del autorun.inf).

Virus Removal through Antivirus:
It is recommended for you to install the best antivirus software according to your needs. This is the efficient and smart way to prevent, detect and remove computer viruses from your USB device. If your computer is protected with any antivirus software then you need to just right click on your USB drive icon from my computer window and select Scan option. This process will scan all the files that exist on your USB device.

It is very important to protect USB devices from viruses because this is the main cause in spreading these threats. Everyone should follow above mentioned tips to remove virus from USB devices as well as computers.

Posted in: Latest Information