How to remove write protection virus. Thread starter raunak62 Start date Jun 11, Forums Hardware Storage. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next Sort by votes. Apr 27, 94 0 10, It was infected with virus. My antivirus suite bit defender total security scanned and found 18 viruses,worms etc in total.
It said it successfully disinfected 17 of them but one archive was password protected, so it couldn't access me. It asked me to restart my PC and launch bit defender rescue mode.
Even in rescue mode, it couldn't scan the archive and asked me for its password. I nor my friend have any idea where that archive came from. It certainly wasn't put there by either of us. Worse, when I reinserted the pen drive bit defender again found 18 viruses they had same name as earlier ones and this time I asked to delete the infected files. It showed 17 files successfully deleted. When I inserted the pen drive 3rd time the viruses again showed up.
I can't modify any content of the pen drive because as soon as I try to do so, it shows the pen drive is write protected. However, I can copy the contents of the drive but can't delete, move or transfer new files to the drive.
I tried formatting with CMD, mini-tool partition wizard. Even when I tried to format the drive in Linux, it showed the drive is write protected. Your computer will show how much free and used storage your USB drive currently has.
Write protection errors can also stem from individual files in your USB. To do this, simply copy all the files inside your USB onto your computer or laptop.
Formatting a USB using a Windows computer or laptop is easy. The write protection function of a USB is definitely useful; however, it can also be downright annoying at times. Make sure you back up your files before proceeding with these steps.
Do you have any questions about resolving to write protection errors on your USB? For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.
Note : Make sure that, you take data backup before formatting the USB. Hope this information helps you. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Please do let us know if you need further help with Windows, we'll be happy to assist you further. Hi, If the drive has failed then you might not be able to remove the Write Protect though you might be able to read and copy the files on it. Applies to: Remove write protection from SanDisk storage devices using CMD alternative, one-click write-protection removal tool.
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Step 3: Select the device which is now 'Write-Protected' and click 'Disable' to remove the protection. Note that Registry Editor - Regedit. If you are not familiar with Registry Editor, try the above 3 methods. Any false operation may cause programs or Windows features to malfunction.
Be very careful with the following write protection removal steps:. Click 'Regedit. Double-click on the WriteProtect value in the right-hand pane of Regedit.
Applies to: Remove write protection from Read-only file that misleads users to believe the device is write-protected. Sometimes, when a single file is with Read-only state will prevent you from visiting it. It may also mislead users to believe that the device is currently write-protected. Here is a quick way to remove the read-only status, removal file write protection on your SanDisk or other brands of storage devices:.
Connect SanDisk device to your computer, open and right-click the file with write protection error. Step 2. Click 'Properties' and go to the General tab, check the Attributes option on the bottom. To make your device ready and secure for saving data again, it's highly necessary to reset the SanDisk file system by formatting.
Before the formatting, if you can access the SanDisk, remember to copy and back up your data to another secure location in case of data loss. Note that the free format tool is unable to format a write-protected device directly, which means you have to remove the Sandisk write protection first.
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