USB drive gets infected every time I plug it into my laptop
- by ashwnacharya
Whenever I plug in my USB flash drive into my laptop running Windows XP, an AutoRun.inf file gets created inside it. Also a hidden folder called "Cache" which uses the Recycle bin icon gets created.
AutoRUn.inf file cannot be opened in Windows. Both the Autorun.inf file and the "Cache" folder cannot be deleted.
I opened the AutoRun.inf file using Ubuntu. I saw that it is trying to run a file Cache\TMP983.exe.
I ran all anti-spywares, anti-malwares, anti-viruses, USB autorun eaters, but to no avail.
How do I fix this?