Format Pen Drive Which is Infected by Virus

Most of the times we are able to format the Pen drive but sometimes even after formatting the virus is still present in Pen Drive or the Pen Drive does not gets formatted.So here I am sharing three ways to format virus Infected Pen Drive or Memory Card i.e micro SD card.

1. Go to Windows >> Run in Windows XP,7 and Vista. Windows 8 users press Windows + R on keyboard
   Now type “cmd” and press enter.
   Now in the DOS  window (Black Colour Window) which opens up type  ” FORMAT F ” without Inverted commas. (here F is the drive letter of my pendrive/memory card)
2. If the above does not work try this one . This always works.
   PRESS WINDOWS KEY AND GO TO RUN
   TYPE cmd AND PRESS ENTER
   NOW IN THE DOS WINDOW(BLACK SCREEN) TYPE THE FOLLOWING
   “FORMAT X: /FS:FAT32 /Q /V: PenDrive” (here x is the drive letter of my pendrive/memory card..and write without quotes AND DO NOT GIVE SPACE BETWEEN “V: AND PENDRIVE” HERE I GIVED SPACE BECAUSE IT WAS TURNING INTO A SMILEY)
3. This is the third way to Format a Virus Infected Pen drive or Memory card.
   Use a Linux Box
   Other solution to format virus infected pen drive is to insert it into a PC on which Linux is installed and then format it on that PC only. Since Linux systems are unaffected by viruses so you will be able to format virus infected Pen Drive or Memory Card.
   When you put a virus infected pen Drive in a Linux system and then open it you will be able to see all the content including the viruses. If you do not want to format the Pen Drive you can delete the viruses.

Hope this helps you  in Formatting your Virus Infected Pen Drive or Memory Card

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Warning: Beware of Superclean/Droidcleaner Mobile App

Beware of Superclean/Droidcleaner Android app. News  Agencies are reporting Computer and internet security agencies in the country have detected a notorious 'Android' application which illegally enters smartphones and compromises their security by sending SMSes to unknown contacts.

The malware application has been identified as "Superclean or DroidCleaner" by India's premier computer security agency - Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In).

"It has been observed that an Android malware capable of infecting the connected (from smartphone) personal computers is available in the Android markets. The malware turned out to be a good reputation app (application) disguised in the name of "Superclean/DroidCleaner" and is capable of infecting the USB connected personal computer," the agency said in its advisory to Android

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Easy Ways to Protect Your Computer from Online Viruses

Viruses are generally comes to our PC to access our computer files and this malpractice is done by hackers. Some viruses are easy to remove and others are very difficult to even detect. So we need to protect our computers against these viruses is becomes very necessary.

Here we are giving you some tips to protect your computer systems from online viruses

Install Anti-virus Software:

Anti-virus software is easily available and a must software for security purpose. This software is often available at free of cost online and it also allows you to update them frequently. This software is best for uncertain viruses as you never know when virus will attack to your computer. This software can give you an ease to use your internet.

Don’t open unfamiliar e-mails:

You must have noticed the junk emails in your mail a/c which are targeted to disturb you. This is very popular method of viruses. Do not open the emails which are unfamiliar i.e. “Claim your prize”, “Confirm your Address to send your prize”. If you have anti-virus installed, you may get warning that will warn you to do not open.

Avoid downloading from non trusted sites:

If you download programs from unknown sites, you may be inviting a virus yourself.  This is the method where hackers inviting you to get the virus instead of coming over to you. If you have anti-virus installed, you will get a warning that this site is unsafe. So anti-virus is a key to protect from viruses.

Firewall:

Firewall and anti-virus software work together to make sure that your computer’s level of security remains as strong as possible. You can easily find firewall protection and updates online to download for free as same as anti-virus software. So it’s well and good to have basic level of protection in your PC.

And last but not least keep updating your system very often, and also set password to secure access.

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