umarthechamp
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Does any one know of any good method/software that will prevent my pen drive from being infected coz i keep using it daily in college and im tired of it getting infected again and again..plz suggest smthing..thks
Storage Solutions Preventing Virus in Pen Drive
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Install ubuntu on your home pc or try the live cd version.
Do your stuff in college and when you get back home boot into ubuntu, plug in pendrive and copy the necessary files to your harddrive OR delete the files which are unkown to you .. ex some autoinf autorun or exe files which you are not familier with.They show up as files in ubuntu.After you delete them using ubuntu ... boot into windows and use the pen drive as normal.
Do your stuff in college and when you get back home boot into ubuntu, plug in pendrive and copy the necessary files to your harddrive OR delete the files which are unkown to you .. ex some autoinf autorun or exe files which you are not familier with.They show up as files in ubuntu.After you delete them using ubuntu ... boot into windows and use the pen drive as normal.
thetechmind
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a simple thing that i always do not only on my pen drive but all my hdd partitions as well.....do this please, it will save a lot of hassles 
make a file / folder named autorun.inf
then do the steps below
01) open my computer
02) tools > folder options
03) Click on the view tab
04) Uncheck the last option in the list "Use simple file sharing"
05) Ok > Close main window
06) Go back to the file / folder you created.
07) Right click > Properties > Security tab > Click Advanced
08) In the permissions tab , uncheck the option " Inherit from parent.......defined here"
09) Click on "Copy"
10) Apply > Ok
11) Back in the properties window , select each option from the "group or user name" section and click remove, one by one so that the window is now empty.
12) Apply > OK.
viola! any autorun virus can now not hit your hdd or your pen drive.
Alternatively http://www.precisesecurity.com/tools-resources/adware-tools/flash-disinfector/ can also be used.
make a file / folder named autorun.inf
then do the steps below
01) open my computer
02) tools > folder options
03) Click on the view tab
04) Uncheck the last option in the list "Use simple file sharing"
05) Ok > Close main window
06) Go back to the file / folder you created.
07) Right click > Properties > Security tab > Click Advanced
08) In the permissions tab , uncheck the option " Inherit from parent.......defined here"
09) Click on "Copy"
10) Apply > Ok
11) Back in the properties window , select each option from the "group or user name" section and click remove, one by one so that the window is now empty.
12) Apply > OK.
viola! any autorun virus can now not hit your hdd or your pen drive.
Alternatively http://www.precisesecurity.com/tools-resources/adware-tools/flash-disinfector/ can also be used.
umarthechamp
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