pendrive malware

shahnawazahmad · 06-29-2009, 12:04 AM

hi
i have got problem with my pen drive, everytime i delete the unwanted files from my pendrive and when i plug in i again get the file called autorun, i scanned my pendrive and it is showing no virus also i am trying to delete it and now i am unable to do so so please tell me how to get rid of this thing

thankyou

MaverickUK · 06-29-2009, 02:44 AM

autorun.inf is actually a file manually created by Windows for the drive, so it's recognizable when it is next plugged in. You have nothing to worry about, that file isn't a virus nor malware.

06-29-2009, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
shahnawazahmad Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	pendrive malware hi i have got problem with my pen drive, everytime i delete the unwanted files from my pendrive and when i plug in i again get the file called autorun, i scanned my pendrive and it is showing no virus also i am trying to delete it and now i am unable to do so so please tell me how to get rid of this thing thankyou

06-29-2009, 02:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
MaverickUK Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cheshire, England. Posts: 861 OS: XP Home My System	Re: pendrive malware autorun.inf is actually a file manually created by Windows for the drive, so it's recognizable when it is next plugged in. You have nothing to worry about, that file isn't a virus nor malware. __________________ Currently studying: CompTIA A+ CompTIA N+ Cisco Certified Network Associate