Cannot delete folders in the USB

Hello

Somehow I have 256 files named QQQQQQQQ.qqq in my external USB drive.

And three visus different scans do not detect the virus.

They are defined as READ ONLY.

But I can't delete these folders; I can't change the owner of these files to edit only unread.

Can anyone help?

A shot in the dark, perhaps, but have you tried to format the flash drive? If there are items that you want to keep, save them on your computer temporarily.

 
 

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