USB Virus Removal : How to remove recycler virus on USB

The recycler virus is one of the most dreaded viruses. The most dangerous thing is that recycler virus makes use of portable devices like usb drives to spread itself. Basic modus operandi of the virus is to keep itself as a hiddent, read-only executable file on the USB. It also inserts a line into the autorun file of the usb pointing to itself. And once you double click on the usb, the virus runs and infects the clean pc.

Removing the recycler virus is as simple as listing files on your usb drive along listing hidden files as well. Look for a file autorun.inf and delete. See my post about removing virus from usb for the exact steps. Hubpages has a good post about usb virus removal as well.

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18 Responses to “USB Virus Removal : How to remove recycler virus on USB”

  1. Thanks for the credit buddy :)

  2. lyn says:

    now I have already an idea how to remove a virus in a USB………..thank you

  3. lyn says:

    now I have already an idea how to remove a virus in a USB………..thank you
    hope that you can give us more knowledge about anti-virus……..

  4. Jay says:

    i deleted the recycler on c drive and still slowing my pc and blocks my internet connection. when i click my anti virus update it doesn’t run the update.

  5. Jeff says:

    After i restarted my computer, the recycler virus auto creates an administrator account on my windows xp which requires a password to access.Since i dont have another windows account, i cant access to startup deskstop unless i have the password for the admin account or anything else. Neither I have have the recovery console disc. Any suggestions?

  6. Alex says:

    After i restarted my computer, the recycler virus auto creates an administrator account on my windows xp which requires a password to access.Since i dont have another windows account, i cant access to startup deskstop unless i have the password for the admin account or anything else. Neither I have have the recovery console disc. Any suggestions??

  7. Jeff says:

    i’ve also tried safemode.

  8. Andy says:

    There is a password removal tool hanging on the web (p*****bay). Burn it to disc and run. We use it when the computers people bring to be repaired are password protected, and the person cant remember, or are infected, as you are.

  9. drooza says:

    the RECYCLER virus, will change the Administrator password to “hacked”

    kinda funny when u think about.

    still this is the most pain in the butt worm ive had to deal with this year.

    and i got it from a brand new usb stick. i opened it up, plugged it in, then BAMMO!

    preloaded virus…

  10. che says:

    thanks drooza! that helped…

  11. che says:

    thanks drooza. your post helped a lot.

  12. Phani says:

    hey, i’ve a curious case of AutoRun,Recycler virus…pls help me…..when i open regedit in run, i get a window showing that my Administrator has disabled regedit- in addition to that i don’t have access to Folder Options and Task Manager…i don’t have any idea as to what virus is bugging my pc…even the Flash Disinfector is not working in my pc

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  14. tadas says:

    i have the same problem, it blocks internet connection and i cant get rid of it.

    the trick with command meniu and -r -a -s -h *.* doesnt work, because it says that there is no such a command…:(

  15. KaMoTe says:

    Try this

    at the command promt:

    c:attrib -r -a -s -h *.* /d /s

    try it..

  16. Mr. X says:

    So how much money have you made from this since you started?

  17. Deepu says:

    Hi KaMo Te.. i tried C:attrib -r -a -s -h *.*/d/s it says no such address found

    @ Pavan Kumar :- i tried -r -a -s -h *.* in the command prompt it doesnt work either,… shows no such command :( what to do …this recycler virus in also in my pc what to do i m scared of shutting it down wht if it doesnt open up again.:(

  18. pius says:

    hi try the command; but it did not work, p\s find another thing for me thanks.

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