My usb drive is infected

[Sal_gal]

Never had this happen before. It's infected with a virus and whenever/wherever I put it in a computer, up pops a virus warning. How do I clean a usb drive? Or should I transfer data to another and throw this one away?

[jdc2000]

Disable autorun, then you can plug it in and get rid of the infected file(s) (or all files, if you don't need them).

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...isable+autorun

[Welshjim]

Sal_gal--A little more detail (perhaps too much )
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/security...tusbvirus.html
http://guideandtips.blogspot.com/200...usb-drive.html
You can also disable Autorun.inf from TweakUI. (Click My Computer|AutoPlay|Types in left panel)

[fink]

Once it's disinfected there are two tools here that will help prevent it in the future...

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=238013

I use the Panda version.