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My memory stick have a virus and i would like to format it since the virus can't be detected. It's a local virus called W32 worm trojan house generic2.OEH.

I want to know what happens if i format the memory stick? i mean, can i still access the m33 recovery menu? how formatting the memory stick affect my PSP? since i cant do a backup from the memory stick so i decided to format it.

It's pretty safe to reformat your stick. M33 won't go away that easy.. so format. I am curious as to how you got this virus on the stick? Might already be on your computer to start with?

Get Filer 4.9 and delete the virus manually.
Just look for any files in common that you didn't put there.

if i format the memory stick. then it would be empty right? or psp will make the folder again? like the music folder or the iso folder? or i have to make it myself?

ye the virus is from my computer but when i realized it, it was too late.

yes, it will reconstruct your directory -- the only items lost will be your files

Hope you didn't lose anything important.

Yeah, i forgot to backup the saved data files. So i have play all my games from the beginning. Nice.

I will remember your story, as I use Spy Sweeper on my mem stick.

viruses suck, i remember when i got 1on my psp i had to format the mem, and restore back 2 default settings. my XMB was running really slow.

yes the best thing to do is...activate your usb,dont open anything,just leave it activated,now start your antivirus and it will ask what drives you want scanned,you check removable drive and it will scan your psp's hard drive(memory stick).if you had a virus it will be contained.

It's still just as safe and, I'd argue, even more effective to just format the memory stick - provided you've backed up your saves.

-DarkPacMan77-