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Sandisk U3 Flash Drive Virus

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All USB Flash Drives that support the new U3 standard have a locked, non-deletable, 2nd drive emulating a CD-ROM drive which is setup to auto-install the U3 software on any windows PC you plug the Flash Drive into. If you don't disable autorun, or hold down the shift key anytime you plug one of these drives into someone's Windows, this malware is automatically installed.  It will even prompt the user to reboot windows XP after the install is complete.  But it will not prompt the user prior to installing the malware.=== Prevent Installation ===Take your new Sandisk Cruzer flash drive back to the retailer where you purchased it and demand a refund.  Yet, if you still wish to use this product from a sleezy company, here is how to format it without the U3 virus infecting your system.# Hold down the SHIFT key and insert the flash drive.  Keep holding down SHIFT# Once the flash drive is recognized you may release the SHIFT key# goto My Computer and format the flash drive with FAT32Holding down the shift key will prevent autorun from launching the U3 malware.  Formatting the new flash drive will get rid of the U3 malware so that you may use it as a normal flash drive in the future.
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