What Sly said is true. You should follow his link.What software will remove rootkits from usb disks?If the "USB disk" is a USB thumb drive, it's best to destroy it as flash and SSD drives are not being erased. Even with secure delete software.
If the "USB disk" is a hard drive, then you really need a Linux or a Mac to securely overwrite the whole drive, takes hours but it completely erasing everything.
Also your Windows machine will need to be completely restored as well, a very involved process best left for a professional.
The only way to beat a rootkit is use a operating system it can't control, then wipe everything and install from fresh sources. OS, programs and clean files. Even flashing the Router firmware and changing your IP address.
Rootkits are the worst, requires a absolute rebuild of everything. "nuke everything from orbit" sort of approach, it's the only way to be sure. They will bury their code anywhere and everywhere to regain control again.What software will remove rootkits from usb disks?Are you sure there rootkits ? most USB get autorun.inf worm which antivirus software cannot remove.
autorun.inf worm - use free flash disinfector:
http://experi3nc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/鈥?/a>What software will remove rootkits from usb disks?
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