Protecting your flash drive from pesky computer viruses

Asked By anville 10 points N/A Posted on - 03/18/2012

What are some ways of preventing viruses from infecting your flash drive?

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Answered By Suelto math 0 points N/A #95050

Protecting your flash drive from pesky computer viruses

Nowadays, Flash Drive is one of the most suitable data storage device. But it is also one of the main reasons why we always caught computer viruses. To prevent it, you can look on the steps below:

1. If you can, avoid using a flash drive that you think is infected with virus.

2. Scan the USB flash disk before you use it.

3. Do not use or insert your USB flash disk on public places like in public cyber cafes, school computers and more. You can transfer files from school to your computer through emails.

4. Create autorun.inf folder under the root directory of your flash drive to avoid getting viruses. The virus cannot change the folder which is a good way to prevent autorun virus.

5. Ensure that you update your antivirus software and regularly scan your computer and USB flash disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Answered By Lesten Pasio 40 points N/A #95052

Protecting your flash drive from pesky computer viruses

Hi there , 

Today due to technology advances most of the viruses and Malwares are spread through these flash drives or pen drives or thumb drives or whatever.

They way to prevent it from the PC infection is to download and install a good antivirus.

I personally recommends using Kaspersky Internet security 2012. 

Its the best internet security and or antivirus that instantly kills any virus on its way. It prevents and protects too. 100s of technology has been combined into it which makes it a perfect suite for protection of your PC against Malwares.

 

Download and install it. 

When you plug in a USB, it asks the following 

Click on FULL SCAN to remove all the threats.

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Answered By anville 10 points N/A #95053

Protecting your flash drive from pesky computer viruses

I am thankful to Suelto Math & Lesten Pasio for their support. I go through the way that they have given and got my desired result. I am feeling happy now. 

I cannot but also give thank to techyv.

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