How to format FAT32 filesystem infected with windows virus and that is write protected
- by explorex
Hi,
I have a pendrive with FAT32 filesystem. it is infected with virus dont know which but has autorun.inf and create exe file within folder. I tried to format it with various filesystems and even try to delete it with GParted but couldn't because it says it is write protected i can't even delete files. How to format it?
user@explorerx:~$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xbd04bd04
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 498 3998720 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 499 19457 152287585+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 5100 10198 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 10199 14787 36861111 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 14788 19457 37511743+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 499 5099 36956160 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/sdc: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc13bc13b
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 9729 78143488 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdc2 9729 19457 78143488 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sdb: 4194 MB, 4194304000 bytes
112 heads, 47 sectors/track, 1556 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 5264 * 512 = 2695168 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2 1557 4091904 b W95 FAT32