I'm not sure, I'm hoping you all will know. I got a virus from my laptop, with the USB drive plugged in. Then, to test it out to see if the USB drive still worked, I plugged it into the school computer and it read: H:/ denied.
So I went back to 'My Computer', then right clicked the removable disk, and clicked 'format'. It took less than 30 seconds to format it, and as I went back to check on the disk, nothing was there, as I opened it. No H:/ denied, no information was stored, it was as if it was completely new.
I'm not sure if it's removed the virus completely, but it did destroy all my files that were saved onto there.
Can you guys help me make sure (the school security's network has a high level of security as compared to my normal computer)? I don't want to risk getting a virus on my new laptop if I use this flash drive. I'm too scared of plugging it in and running an anti-virus scan on it since it's already plugged into the computer, it'll infect it immediately before I open to read the files.
I'm not sure if it's been deleted or if it's safe to use. Should I just buy a new one? If so, any recommendations for a flash drive that is affordable, durable, long-life with use (can withstand a large amount of uses with saves). This one that I'm using is a PNY attache 4gb, I got it last two years ago for $35 at Best Buy.
Are you extremely 100% positive that if I formatted it, which I hope I did... Right-click format, and then a window shows up and there's a process completion bar and it takes 30 seconds to it's completion, it was formatted? I hope it is, I don't want to spend another $35 on a flash drive. Thanks.
So I went back to 'My Computer', then right clicked the removable disk, and clicked 'format'. It took less than 30 seconds to format it, and as I went back to check on the disk, nothing was there, as I opened it. No H:/ denied, no information was stored, it was as if it was completely new.
I'm not sure if it's removed the virus completely, but it did destroy all my files that were saved onto there.
Can you guys help me make sure (the school security's network has a high level of security as compared to my normal computer)? I don't want to risk getting a virus on my new laptop if I use this flash drive. I'm too scared of plugging it in and running an anti-virus scan on it since it's already plugged into the computer, it'll infect it immediately before I open to read the files.
I'm not sure if it's been deleted or if it's safe to use. Should I just buy a new one? If so, any recommendations for a flash drive that is affordable, durable, long-life with use (can withstand a large amount of uses with saves). This one that I'm using is a PNY attache 4gb, I got it last two years ago for $35 at Best Buy.
Are you extremely 100% positive that if I formatted it, which I hope I did... Right-click format, and then a window shows up and there's a process completion bar and it takes 30 seconds to it's completion, it was formatted? I hope it is, I don't want to spend another $35 on a flash drive. Thanks.