2 Simple Methods to Protect your PC or Laptop and copy files from Virus Infected Pen Drive without using any antivirus

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1. UWhen we suspect a Pen Drive is infected with a virus...

but we need to copy contents of that pen drive

what we do?

[caption id="attachment_355" align="alignnone" width="300"] Photo by Brina Blum on Unsplash[/caption]

Here I will give you 2 simple Methods to Protect PC or Laptop without using any antivirus or any other tool.

Protect your PC or Laptop and copy files from Virus Infected Pen Drive without using any antivirus or any other tool in these 2 methods

2 Methods

1. Using Explorer in PC or Laptop (No Tool Needed)

2. Using our Mobile (Need mini USB or OTG to Connect to Phone)

Method 1:

instead of running the pen drive from my computer or opening autorun feature we have another Wonderful Feature of Windows it is Explorer

windows explorer is the part of Windows OS which is available in all the versions of windows

from windows 95 to windows 10

HOW TO USE THIS METHOD?:

Right Click Start Menu  and Click Explorer

or

Press Windows START+R buttons at once and type "explorer" and Press Enter

[caption id="attachment_335" align="aligncenter" width="153"] Windows 10 Start Context Menu[/caption]

This will open My Computer in Windows Explorer View

[caption id="attachment_336" align="aligncenter" width="501"] Windows Explorer[/caption]

Now Click the Pen Drive in the Left Side Pane...

DON'T CLICK OR DOUBLE CLICK RIGHT SIDE DRIVE ICONS

IF YOU CLICK RIGHT SIDE DRIVE THEN VIRUS WILL RUN AND INFECT YOUR PC/LAPTOP

[caption id="attachment_337" align="aligncenter" width="526"] Windows Explorer[/caption][caption id="attachment_338" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Infected Pen Drive[/caption][caption id="attachment_339" align="aligncenter" width="108"] Windows Explorer[/caption][caption id="attachment_340" align="aligncenter" width="108"] Click Folder Name or Small Arrow[/caption]

Clicking the Small Arrow will open the folder in the Right Side Pane,

Now We can Safely copy paste or delete files from the Right Side Pane.

 

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Method 2:

if you have a OTG cable or Pendrive with Mini USB like below

[caption id="attachment_344" align="alignleft" width="300"] OTG Dual Pendrive[/caption]

you can get this at amazon.in

Plug it to yor Mobile and open file explorer from apps or from Notifications, Select files then Mail to yor mail.

Open your pc and download files from your mail.

First method is Recommended method as we don't need any other tool.

Hope this article helps you, feel free to comment and share.

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