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[How To] protect your USB from getting infected
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<blockquote data-quote="hjlbx" data-source="post: 528414"><p>The basic reason why external drives get infected is because users connect them to the system - and leave them connected - without employing any type of ACL (Access Control List) + downloading and saving unknown\untrusted files.</p><p></p><p>IF you actively download files - and need an AV to tell you a file is safe, suspcious or unknown - then your system is going to get infected at some point -- period.</p><p></p><p>With a few simple, disciplined habits a USB can be kept infection free = denying access to it most of the time\enabling access only when needed to save a known safe file + not downloading and saving unknown\trusted files.</p><p></p><p>This is not difficult...</p><p></p><p>The best solution for controlling USB access is with BiniSoft's USB Flash Drive Control -- which the developer will be releasing a version that functions properly on all Windows versions within the next week or so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hjlbx, post: 528414"] The basic reason why external drives get infected is because users connect them to the system - and leave them connected - without employing any type of ACL (Access Control List) + downloading and saving unknown\untrusted files. IF you actively download files - and need an AV to tell you a file is safe, suspcious or unknown - then your system is going to get infected at some point -- period. With a few simple, disciplined habits a USB can be kept infection free = denying access to it most of the time\enabling access only when needed to save a known safe file + not downloading and saving unknown\trusted files. This is not difficult... The best solution for controlling USB access is with BiniSoft's USB Flash Drive Control -- which the developer will be releasing a version that functions properly on all Windows versions within the next week or so. [/QUOTE]
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