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Thread ID: 87290	2008-02-15 08:05:00	Can A USB Port Be Disabled By A Virus?	Winston001 (3612)	Press F1

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640634	2008-02-15 08:05:00	Just helping a friend try to instal Skype (the blind leading the blind...) online and she can't get anything to work through the USB ports. Camera the other day - thought it was the cable, webcam now, she's tried every port. Been told it could be a virus... Thoughts please? Cheers Winston	Winston001 (3612)
640635	2008-02-15 08:16:00	Dare I say it... have you tried deleting the USB ports & rebooting? That tends to fix most such problems...	Erayd (23)
640636	2008-02-15 08:42:00	There's worms that can infect removable USB drives. Not too sure if it could hit a USB port. Unless whatever it is, has installed as a service. I would do a scan or post a HJT log off this PC.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
640637	2008-02-15 10:51:00	To be honest I wouldn't know how to delete the USB ports - never heard of doing that. Wouldn't new drivers have to be installed or would that happen at boot-up?	Winston001 (3612)
640638	2008-02-15 11:43:00	To be honest I wouldn't know how to delete the USB ports - never heard of doing that. Wouldn't new drivers have to be installed or would that happen at boot-up?Via Device Manager I think.	Greg (193)
640639	2008-02-15 12:54:00	To be honest I wouldn't know how to delete the USB ports - never heard of doing that. Wouldn't new drivers have to be installed or would that happen at boot-up? Yup, go to Device Manager and delete the entries for the USB ports. When you re-boot, new drivers will be loaded. You might want to wait till someone with more experience can tell you exactly what to do.	beeswax34 (63)
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