How to Remove autorun.inf Virus from Pendrive Easily Without using Antivirus

Autorun.inf virus has caused much trouble and hassle to most people who are using Windows XP. You might have even noticed this virus whenever you introduce your USB Flash drive into your PC or Laptop.

Most of the antivirus programs, be it AVG, Avast, Avira, Kaspersky or any other, will only be able to detect autorun.inf virus, however will not possess the ability to remove or disinfect it. Even when you try to disinfect it with your antivirus program, it would be appearing again and again to annoy and infuriate you more. This happens since the autorun.inf virus is hidden inside the drive and hence cannot be removed easily using an antivirus program.

Will you believe that there is actually a very simple method to get rid of this particular virus? The process is pretty straightforward that you might even start to express amusement once you become aware of it.

Remove Autorun.inf Virus Without any Antivirus

Here is that simple method that i am talking about to remove this particular virus with much ease and also without having to use any antivirus program. Follow the steps below to get rid of the autorun.inf virus from your USB Flash drives.

• Open up the Notepad application. You don’t have to write up anything in this Notepad file. Leave it blank.
• Just save the Notepad file as “autorun.inf”, without the quotes. The location of the saved Notepad file does not matter and so you can choose to save it anywhere in your PC or Laptop, however most people would prefer to save it in the desktop of their PC or Laptop.
• Now, copy & paste this Notepad file in your USB Flash drive.
• Remove the USB Flash drive from the USB port of your PC or Laptop and then plug it again into the USB port.
• That’s it. The process is complete.

You will notice that the drive opens normal with no notification of autorun.inf virus.