I-worm/brontok.c on new Flash Drive

musey
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Beacause my computer is on it's last legs and won't let me burn anything to dvd I decided to buy a memory pen to save all the stuff from my computer before I buy a new one.

I bought new 8gb USB Flash Drive from a seller on E-bay with good feedback (stupidly perhaps). When I plugged it into my USB port AVG immediately popped up with a warning as there was a file on the drive called

Date B.exe

AVG quarantined I-worm/brontok.c
I have since run an AVG scan on my c drive and no warning has come up.

Have I safely got rid of the problem? Is there anything else I should do?

Also as a non techie aside, any ideas what I should say to the ebay seller as I a pretty miffed to get a product with a free virus already installed on it.

Thanks guys

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,591 Forumite
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    had the same from a ebay seller with a MP3 player

    I suspect it came from the chinese factory with it on and the seller is none the wiser
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