How To Remove Virus From Pendrive?

Disconnect the pendrive from the computer

Scan the pendrive with updated antivirus software

Quarantine or delete detected infected files

Enable showing hidden files and folders

Open Command Prompt as administrator

Run `attrib -h -r -s /s /d X:*.*` replacing `X` with the pendrive drive letter

Delete suspicious shortcut files, autorun files, and unknown executables

Check and remove hidden folders and files manually

Format the pendrive if infection remains

Restore clean files from a backup

Scan the computer used with the pendrive to prevent reinfection

Keep antivirus and operating system updated

Avoid opening unknown files from the pendrive

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