Windows 10: How to check a thumb drive for virus/keylogger/ spyware/etc ?

How to check a thumb drive for virus/keylogger/ spyware/etc ?

Are there instructions posted somewhere ?

Thank you all.

I'm using windows 10 pro if it matters

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Virus and spyware definitions couldn't be updated.

Hi Ogunmola,

There are several possible reasons why you are unable to update your virus and spyware definitions in Windows 10. The most common cause is internet connectivity. If you are online, it can be caused by conflicts with the settings in Windows Internet Explorer.

For us to better assist you with this concern, we need to ask a few questions:

• Were there any changes made prior to this issue?
• Are there issues with the internet connection?
• Are you getting any error messages? Can you send a screenshot?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
  

For steps to help resolve this issue with updating the virus and spyware definitions, you can refer to
Giridhar J's post on this
link.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thank you.

 

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Can a thumb drive be disabled by malware?

There are quite a few possibilities to what happened to your thumb drive:

1. It might be a simple issue where the partition got corrupted: In this case you can go to Computer Management > Disk Management> and check out what partition your thumb drive currently has. If it currently is in RAW format or is just unallocated, I suggest you unallocate the entire drive and make a new partition. It's possible that you can recover upto 99% of your files with a tool like EaseUS DataRecovery Wizard Pro.
   
2. The malware corrupted your thumb drive's firmware: The malware that your thumb drive may have encountered may be similar to something like BadUSB. It may or may not have modified your drive's firmware to transmit malware, but in any case your thumb drive's pretty dead, and there's not much you can do about it.