tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post7896598457601830179..comments2023-10-05T06:47:34.462-06:00Comments on Mandriva Linux Chronicles: Sorry, we don't sell flash drives anymoreMechatotorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-32828530805232469902011-03-18T10:01:52.168-06:002011-03-18T10:01:52.168-06:00ZOMG, why they don't just reformat the darn t...ZOMG, why they don't just reformat the darn thing??!! I do it all the time after being a little careless with where I put it in. I takes 5 seconds! <br /><br />In my experience there is always virii going on when there's a problem with a flash drive, software that sticks to it without notice and hides making it impossible or rather difficult for the normal windows user to detect. they wont know there is something wrong until they get the "Open with" option when trying to open the drive. I you don't want to lose your data you'll have to find the way around it, otherwise just reformat the drive. <br /><br />My fix on windows is as follows: <br /><br />To access the files right click on the drive's icon in My Computer and Explore it. If lucky you will be capable of seeing them, giving you chance to back up what you need. <br /><br />Unhide hidden files with Folder Options and you'll see the virus. Unfortunately it will come back after deleting unless you delete the whole thing. To find it you'll have to also uncheck in Folder Options "hide protected operating system files". <br /><br />Now you will be able to see the whole thing, and delete it. You might also want to check your C drive and see if anything that resembles the virus is there, but always think twice before deleting something. <br /><br />I usually sort C by modification date because the true system files that look complex for to know what they do tend to maintain unmodified, so if something moves to the top I look out what it is. <br /><br />Of course, in linux you can see from the start all the files and delete the ones you know that doesn't belong to you. Linux is such a safety sandbox =3 <3 =D<br /><br />Cheers.Santiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169923258769397177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-36037691368511308522011-03-17T20:44:15.574-06:002011-03-17T20:44:15.574-06:00I know a lot of people that sayd to me that usb fl...I know a lot of people that sayd to me that usb flash drivers are not secure, loss of data, and others "problems". I have showed to such persons how to really deal with such devices and, of course, show linux to them. Some of them try out linux, and all of them now know how to work properly with such devices.<br /><br />I completely agree with that:<br /><br />"These infections happen thanks to the weak security of Windows and the ignorance of the user."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-40606372519297202692011-03-17T16:45:19.689-06:002011-03-17T16:45:19.689-06:00The worst is that many will follow along with the ...The worst is that many will follow along with the "let's ban infected computers from the Web" stupidity instead of turning their eyes to the real problem: a defective OS with poor security features.Megatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.com