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USB Virus, how do you stop files from copying itself?????

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29-Oct-2009, 08:25 PM #1
Exclamation USB Virus, how do you stop files from copying itself?????
Hi everyone I have a:
*Kingston Data Traveler mini
*1gb

Problem: Every time i add/install/copy a new file to the usb it copies the folders and adds different files as shown in here..:
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/mom/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]
But no matter how much I delete them... They keep coming back D:D:
What should i do???
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29-Oct-2009, 09:22 PM #2
How are you moving the files to the USB?
When I do it, I click on my computer, the usb drive, reduce the size of the window,
Open the document I want to put on the USB drive and click (hold button down) drag and drop it to the flash drive or right click on what I want to put on it and select send then choose the usb drive (usually listed as removable storage drive in list).
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30-Oct-2009, 02:21 AM #3
uh i just right click the file i want to copy then click copy then go to the specific folder in the usb then right click then paste

edit: I forgot to say that the virus copied all the folders, like meaning all the folders in the usb has another copy o.O
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30-Oct-2009, 09:11 AM #4
Scan the drive with your antivirus, anti malware programs... or format the drive and start fresh with the files.
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02-Nov-2009, 02:47 AM #5
Anti virus wont work
Usb antivirus scanner found autorun.inf and zPharaoh.exe but i already deleted them in cmd using a special command , but they keep coming back...=\ also i reformatted it 3 times but they keep coming back XP

edit: Usb Antivirus can delete them but it keeps coming back D:
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02-Nov-2009, 07:34 AM #6
Are you turning off windows restore when you scan,if not the virus will come back ever time as it hides in restore
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05-Nov-2009, 02:28 AM #7
Whats windows restore???
What is it?? idk how to turn it off though.. but no need, im using Deep Freeze btw
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