Custom Usb flash drives are very useful and portable storage devices which are very commonly used for transporting computer data from one computer to another. But, as the storage device is so common and easily used, the percentage of the usb stick being infected by viruses has also increased. The thumb drive can be infected with a virus if you save a virus-infected file to the flash drive or if you use the usb memory stick with a virus-infected computer. A virus-infected drive can then infect any other computer you might use with the drive. Not only that, they do many things to harm your PC.
So terrible thing ! But do you know how to prevent viruses from infecting usb flash drives ? if you don’t know, pls don’t worry, here i’m glad to share some tips to you as below:
1. Use an industry standard Anti-Virus software such as: Kaspersky Internet Security/Anti-virus, AVG Internet Security/Anti-virus, Trend-Micro, Norton/Symantec, Microsoft, McAfee, Panda, Sophos, Bullguard, Avast, Avil, ESET etc.
2. Keep your anti-virus program up to-date.
3. Do not open the usb stick contents just after plugging.
4. Disable the Autorun functionality in Windows
5. Scan your flash drive for viruses immediately after plugging.
6. Clean all infections if found in your USB pen by your anti-virus program.









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