i want to know of how to protect my usb flash drive against viruses. the best anti-virus scanner fitted for flash drives
2007-08-06 03:31:51 · 5 answers · asked by doctor_jackal 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
hmmm, i dont know of any but heres a link of all the know anti-virus software to wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antivirus_software
OR, if you already have anti-virus software for your computer then just tell it to also scan your flash drive.
Also if you want you can encrypt your whole flash drive using truecrypt. Just make sure when your making a new volume, that it takes up all your jump drive space so no viruses can get on to it, and then when you mount the truecrypt volume its just like a flash drive.
Truecrypt:
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php
2007-08-06 03:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by compy_500 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you have anything to worry about personally, because I have been using the same flash drive for about four years now and never had a problem. And I wouldn't even waste my time on virus protection with it.
2007-08-06 03:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by xriboost 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That feels like each and every laptop from the previous ten or so years. Any way replaced into this a used lap perfect? feels like a tousledpersistent possibly. once you bypass to my laptop what drives does it record? as quickly as I placed my thumbpersistent in any laptop it open interior the job element on the backside by using the clock and all I could do is hit detect and pow it opens. although with that any laptop I plug into could have the abilty to open the records. If the utility or drivers do not exist it won't artwork.
2016-10-09 08:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only use it on machines with known anti virus installed.
If you don't have it on your PC, try avast that is free, www.avast.com
If you are not usre of protection installed on another machine, DO NOT use your flash drive there, or if you do, manually san it on return home
2007-08-06 03:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by stu_the_kilted_scot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scan anything you put on it with a virus scanner.
Just scan the drive every now and then, and you should be ok
2007-08-06 03:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scan anything you put on it.
There are plenty of free virus scan programs available - try AVG.
2007-08-06 03:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋