How to remove Virus from USB Drives

Remove Virus from USB

One of the ways by which a virus can infect your PC is through USB/Pen drives. Common viruses
such as ’Ravmon’ , ‘New Folder.exe’, ‘Orkut is banned’ etc are spreading through USB drives. Most
anti virus programs are unable to detect them and even if they do, in most cases they are unable to
delete the file, only quarantine it. Here are the things which you can do if you want to remove such
viruses from your USB drives.

•  Whenever you plug a USB drive in your system, a window will appear similar to the one shown

•  Don’t click on Ok , just choose ‘Cancel’.

•  Open the Command Prompt by typing ‘cmd‘ in the run box.

•   In the command prompt type the drive letter: and press enter. 

•  Now type dir /w/a and press enter.

•  This will display a list of the files in the pen drive. Check whether the following files are there or not:

                • Autorun.inf
                • Ravmon.exe
                • New Folder.exe
                • svchost.exe
                • Heap41a
                • or any other exe file which may be suspicious.
 

•  If any of the above files are there, then probably the USB drive is infected.

•  In command prompt type attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and press enter.

•  This will remove the Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file attribute from all the files. 
•    Now just delete the files using the command del filename.

HOW to install your new Ram

To install your new Ram, perform the following :

Check to see if you have ample light. You may want to have a container to place small screws in. The system unit cover may have small screws and you don't want to lose them.

After you have plenty of work space and ample lighting, prepare your mind as well. Make this and every other adventure of working on your computer educational and fun.

Take the time to study the actual components inside your computer. You'll be glad you did should something go wrong. Follow these steps to install your drive.

First  : Turn off your computer and unplug all peripherals. Take notice of how you unplug or disconnect any devices. Locate the RAM on the motherboard.

Second : Remove the side panel of the tower system or the cover if you have a desktop. Place the panel in a safe place well out of the way.

Third : Before touching anything inside the system unit, remove electrical static charge from your body by touching a door knob or any unpainted metal surface.

Fourth : Remove the new memory from its protective wrapping and locate the sockets or memory banks to install the new memory chips.

Fifth : Notice the type of retaining clips that hold the chips in place. Remove any old chips you intend to move.  Now to be sure you won't damage the chips, ground yourself again to remove any remaining static electricity.

Sixth : Pull the retaining clip open and carefully slide the RAM Chips in their memory banks. Push the clips back over the new memory chips.

Seventh : Check and double check the firmness of the chips by gently trying to move the from side to side. Take a good long look at the chips for anything that looks unusual.

Eighth : Replace the system unit cover and reconnect all peripherals. Reboot the computer and the operating system should recognize your new or added memory without any problem. Its that easy when it comes to installing new or more memory. 

Read your computer's manual first to find out what type of ram memory you have and what is needed for upgrades. Take time to Visit the Kingston Memory site above and use their memory configurator to find out the memory you need to upgrade your computer.

And go ahead and enjoy the faster speed you should experience once your new memory is installed. Don't forget to run scandisk, defragment and disk cleanup to clean your hard drive of extra space.