My pen drive might be infected with virus/malware. I'm running Windows 7. I never stick it into an unsafe computer but this time I had to (because of some urgent work). I haven't inserted it into my computer since then. The pen drive currently does not hold anything important. I have Avast antivirus (free) installed.
I want to be able to use it again (not urgent this time). What should I do?
The pen drive contains a .pdf file, a .docx file and a .ico file. If I ensure that autorun is disabled and format my pen drive immediately after inserting it, would it be safe? Or is there still some chance that some malware might creep into my computer.
I don't want my computer to get infected and if it is unsafe to plug it in, I will not use that pen drive.