Because my husband has a habit of "borrowing" my flash drive tends to return with a free gift. A gift that keeps on taking. Viruses and God knows what else. By the time I "finished" multiple virus scans and malware removal programs I estimate that well over 400 threats were removed. I don't know how he got so many on there. Did he dip it into a virus vault as one dips a cookie into milk? I am unsure. Anyways, onwards we shall march.
So. I disabled auto-run so the USB doesn't automatically open to show the files (some viruses simply VIEWING files on the USB activates them). Then I tried to right-click to scan with my anti-virus and that's when "My Computer" file explorer froze up insanely... to the point I just tried to close the window which resulted with the desktop disappearing. I restarted. I got a windows error saying the USB was corrupt. Error checker would keep freezing up. After failed attempts I got to the anti-virus scan screen for it to lock up again. If this sounds even remotely familiar keep reading.
Then I found UsbFix. A great little program that helped do wonders. It asks you to disable your anti-virus since it could hinder the process. I got a warning that all NON-vital processes would be stopped... it found over 100 threats.
I restarted my computer afterwards, and ran my anti-virus program. Yes it lagged a bit (right-clicking on the drive in My Computer) but my system didn't lock up as before. So far my virus scanner has hit 90% and has taken an insanely long time to reach that far. Be patient. If you have other things to do and want your computer to NOT go into sleep mode or shut down due to inactivity mute your volume and select any song let it play in a loop. However, mine did stop at 93% but another drive that had the same issue was resolved and the "locking up" issue was handled.
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