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Additional removable storage devices are appearing—maybe linked to a virus.

Additional removable storage devices are appearing—maybe linked to a virus.

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beau3911998
Junior Member
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05-09-2016, 07:03 AM
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Recently my Kaspersky Anti Virus reported a file named 'WORM.WIN32.STUXNET' as detected, quarantined and then removed after a restart. I remain worried it might still be present. In the Task Manager, under Performance, there are extra removable drives listed—F:, H:, I:, J:—none of which I’ve connected or seen in the Explorer. Am I overreacting, or is the virus still there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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beau3911998
05-09-2016, 07:03 AM #1

Recently my Kaspersky Anti Virus reported a file named 'WORM.WIN32.STUXNET' as detected, quarantined and then removed after a restart. I remain worried it might still be present. In the Task Manager, under Performance, there are extra removable drives listed—F:, H:, I:, J:—none of which I’ve connected or seen in the Explorer. Am I overreacting, or is the virus still there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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beachen91
Junior Member
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05-09-2016, 12:58 PM
#2
Is your computer equipped with a dedicated card reader?
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beachen91
05-09-2016, 12:58 PM #2

Is your computer equipped with a dedicated card reader?

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FakieLife
Member
154
05-10-2016, 07:33 AM
#3
Did you look in Disk Management, also called Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions? It might just be partitions, not additional drives. Definitely worth checking!
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FakieLife
05-10-2016, 07:33 AM #3

Did you look in Disk Management, also called Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions? It might just be partitions, not additional drives. Definitely worth checking!

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SolarFrqst
Member
64
05-11-2016, 05:41 PM
#4
I experienced an issue with my micro SD card/reader having four ports, and it appears to have stopped working. I'm worried it might be related to a virus. I've run full scans and backed up everything, but I'm still unsure what else to try. Take care.
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SolarFrqst
05-11-2016, 05:41 PM #4

I experienced an issue with my micro SD card/reader having four ports, and it appears to have stopped working. I'm worried it might be related to a virus. I've run full scans and backed up everything, but I'm still unsure what else to try. Take care.

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DangoBravo
Posting Freak
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05-11-2016, 06:08 PM
#5
It seems like you're wondering if the situation is resolved since four additional drives appeared!
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DangoBravo
05-11-2016, 06:08 PM #5

It seems like you're wondering if the situation is resolved since four additional drives appeared!

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ChaoxicMatter
Member
51
05-11-2016, 08:00 PM
#6
Counting shows 6 on the card reader, yet when I connect and disconnect the four additional drives they seem to appear and vanish.
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ChaoxicMatter
05-11-2016, 08:00 PM #6

Counting shows 6 on the card reader, yet when I connect and disconnect the four additional drives they seem to appear and vanish.

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3Edge
Senior Member
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05-11-2016, 08:58 PM
#7
Take a glance at Disk Management next
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3Edge
05-11-2016, 08:58 PM #7

Take a glance at Disk Management next

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cowcow4321
Senior Member
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05-13-2016, 03:21 AM
#8
Everything looks typical in disk management. I guess my card reader was a little unreliable, but I remain quite worried about viruses.
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cowcow4321
05-13-2016, 03:21 AM #8

Everything looks typical in disk management. I guess my card reader was a little unreliable, but I remain quite worried about viruses.

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dubdub112
Member
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05-13-2016, 08:02 PM
#9
Four drives is typical for card readers, regardless of whether they handle six card types or any other configuration.
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dubdub112
05-13-2016, 08:02 PM #9

Four drives is typical for card readers, regardless of whether they handle six card types or any other configuration.

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05-13-2016, 10:40 PM
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When it has a Micro SD card slot and an SD card slot, they look like one drive. Another connection type does the same, probably using CF and MD formats.
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xXDamoDoggieXx
05-13-2016, 10:40 PM #10

When it has a Micro SD card slot and an SD card slot, they look like one drive. Another connection type does the same, probably using CF and MD formats.