Flash Disinfector is free autorun.inf trojans and USB/Flash disks trojans remover. This is a program designed and developed by sUBs (author of combofix) to clean autorun.inf trojans that are running on the system.
How to use Flash Disinfector
Download Flash Disinfector from here and save it to your Desktop. When Flash Disinfector has finished downloading you will now see an icon on your desktop similar to the one below.
Flash Disinfector icon
Double-click Flash_Disinfector.exe icon to run it and you will see a prompt similar to the figure below.
Plug flash/USB/Pen drive – Flash Disinfector – prompt.
Please insert your flash drive and/or other removable drives including your mobile phone and click OK button.
Please do so and allow the utility to clean up those drives as well. Wait until it has finished scanning.
When Flash Disinfector has finished running, you will see a prompt as shown below.
Flash Disinfector is done!
Reboot your computer when done.
Note: Flash_Disinfector will create a hidden file named autorun.inf in each partition and every USB drive plugged in when you ran it. Don’t delete this folder. It will help protect your drives from future infection.
If you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Anti spyware forum.
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How to remove Flash Disinfector protection (autorun.inf folder)
How to disable the autorun feature to prevent malware from spreading.
How to remove trojans that uses autorun.inf file.
I want to delete autorun.inf file created by panda usb vaccine.
Flash Disinfector scanned & got the OK msg but file is still in the Flash Drivve. Pls help delete autorun.inf file created by panda usb vaccine.
This is very nice software and it has resolved the problem of opening of a drive in a new window.
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I like Flash Disinfector. Elegantly simple utility/function. However, having autorun.inf folder prevents windows from displaying drive volume label. Any way around that?
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