About portable flash drive!

[Shiw Liang]

Hi I've been using a portable drive to store important data but I've just notice when I put that drive into my other computer and when I reconnect it to my laptop avast detect some viruses in it!So I've downloaded avast Virus removal tool and write it in a Cd!Then I try to scan the other computer but nothing have been detected why is it so?

[cinchez]

Is ur avast in ur PC v5?
And the avast in ur laptop is v4.8?

If so, then that may be the problem^^

Or u could just take a boot time scan..^^

-AnimeLover^^

[Shiw Liang]

No my old pc don't have any antivirus and don't have any internet!
I tried to install 5.0 in the pc but it is not working at all!
The avast 5.0 is in my laptop^^ which can be a year or two newer than my pc!

[Pondus]

Download these and move over to your old computer, plug in the eksternal hardrive and scan all
(the programs are fully updated when you download them)

Norman Malware Cleaner http://www.norman.com/support/support_tools/58732/en
Dr.WebCureit http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/?lng=en

[cinchez]

Thats it!

Ur old PC doesnt have any antiviruses right?

So thats the reason why u did not know there r some nasties lurking around in ur PC...

As for ur laptop, gud,,,avast! is protecting it...

For the moment, the problem lies in ur old PC...try cleaning it with some discerning tools^^

-AnimeLover^^

[Shiw Liang]

Thank you everyone^^
I think these viruses is a sort of reclycler everytime you put something in the usb then the virus recycle itself and enter the device connected to the usb!
I think maybe I got it in the school computer when everyone is using these computer without knowing if their flash drive are clean or not!

[micky77]

Use autorun eater, put it on both pc's, and run the program,then insert the usb drive.Remove all autorun inf files.Then run your AV
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[YoKenny]

Use autorun eater, put it on both pc's, and run the program,then insert the usb drive.Remove all autorun inf files.Then run your AV
http://oldmcdonald.wordpress.com/

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[Shiw Liang]

Oh my god scanning my pc I think the norman malware remover found more than 100 viruses
This is bad don't you think I should reformat my pc?

[Pondus]

It depends what type they are, if it is virus like sality/virut/vitro then yes
You can post the scan log here and let us see, then somone can give you advice

Now you have the opportunity to practise malware removal   

[Shiw Liang]

Seem my old pc was unble to log in again!
There was totally above 3000 viruses I think I've got the world record!!!
It's completely crazy this will learn me to put an Av even in a computer which don't have internet!

[cinchez]

Of course AVs are essential these days...^^

Avast! is my choice of course^^

-AnimeLover^^

[CharleyO]

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The lesson learned in this thread is something I have been posting for many years.

Malware comes to a computer from many places and not just from the Internet.

Almost any outside input to your computer can contain malware. These outside inputs can be cd's, dvd's, USB devices, etc.


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