External hard drive virus2/19/2023 ![]() ![]() VirusScan 9 is obsolete and VirusScan 10 is shortly to become obsolete so I would advise you to think about upgrading. Try scanning with those and see what happens. Here's a couple of free anti-spyware tools: You wont get very far with anti-virus/adware scanners but you can certainly try, especially as an external drive can't be scanned in safe mode. I suspect whomever you lent it to has loaded it with some rubbish. Plug in your hard drive, memory card or USB drive to your computer 2. ![]() My initial reaction would be to format the hard drive as there most definitely should not be any "restore" folders on that drive, they belong only on the system drive. How to Recover Deleted Data from An External Hard Disk After A Virus Attack 1. If your taskbar icon is double-click it to open Security Center and then click "About" at the lower right of the frame and post results from each module. ![]() If your taskbar icon is right-click it and then go to each application and click "About" - post results. Go to Start/Run and enter winver then click OK. ![]()
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