Simple method to avoid pendrive virus

We use external storage device like pendrive, portable hard disk etc. to transfer data from one computer to another. But pendrive can also transfer some virus to your computer. A simple method can be used to find and delete virus on pen drive and thus avoiding your system to get infected. After inserting pendrive, follow these steps:

1) Do not use autorun feature to open pendrive.

2) Do not double click on pendrive icon to open it.

3) Tools -> Folder Options -> View
check "show hidden files and folder"
Uncheck "Hide extension for known file"
Apply -> ok

4) Now open "My computer", type pendrive location in address bar as E:\ and press enter.

5) Look for suspicious files name and file extension like funnyvideo.avi.exe Delete all suspicious files.

Now you are safe. But if you find any unknown file extension like file extension ogg, file extension smc etc, you can do Google and Live.com search to find details before deleting it. Also read my file extension article for more information.