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plugging in my USB drive, but got a virus...

Paul Chou 1,416 Reputation points
2019-03-24T09:36:09+00:00

hi,

It happened before that when I plugged in my USB drive to my laptop, I got a message from Windows Defender that there is a virus but blocked it or put under quarantine. I had it taken care of. I think it is something like autorun... I reformatted my USB drive and put all my doc. and folders back in. What caused it and how to prevent it from happening in the future?

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  1. DaveM121 868.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-03-24T14:05:57+00:00

    Hi Paul

    It looks like you are in the clear, since the scans found nothing, just watch in the future to make sure that Autorun file does not re-appear . . .

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  2. Paul Chou 1,416 Reputation points
    2019-03-24T14:00:53+00:00

    I full scanned my device, but stopped with a little left and Defender found no viruses, etc.

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  3. Paul Chou 1,416 Reputation points
    2019-03-24T13:59:26+00:00

    I just remembered, I plugged in my drive to another computer. That computer has a different antivirus software. It scanned my drive but found no issues. So???

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  4. Paul Chou 1,416 Reputation points
    2019-03-24T10:51:44+00:00

    If I download and install Malwarebytes, will it interfere with Defender or cause issues with it? So, you recommended it.

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  5. Paul Chou 1,416 Reputation points
    2019-03-24T09:48:47+00:00

    hi,

    Does that mean running a full scan of my PC? What if no viruses, etc. are found?

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