I have a USB that I just bought today and put a load of anti malware, anti virus etc on it from my PC to then transfer to my Dads pc 'cos it had some virus that was posing as E-Set antivirus 2011 or something. Anyway it all worked and I got rid of the virus/malware.

Is the USB safe to use on my pc now?
Should I scan it with bitdefender and also malwarebytes when I plug it in just to be sure?

better check it, it doesn't hurt imo
also the usb stick hasnt such a great memory. so the scan will go fast

This post was edited by LotW on Jun 10 2011 06:53am

Plug in the USB stick, go to:
Start Computer Right click on the USB stick Scan with your anti virus/malware tools

Yeh it's only 8gb



Okay ty

when plugging in a external usb device all virus protectors that are active will immediately scan the device

the most common infection with the usb is the shortcut exploit (patched, make sure your windows update are on) or a hidden autorun.inf that runs a hidden file on the usb created by the virus
to see if theres any hidden autorun.inf, google flash disinfector from prevx (anti-virus company)
and i checked E-Set antivirus 2011 and it doesn't seem to create files on the USB, so you're safe

and as stated as above, do a normal scan with your anti-virus on the USB if you're still not sure

good luck

Thanks. All my other usbs are like 1g and 2g, this one is 8g so I wanna use it

I'll scan it the next time I need to use it