{"id":711,"date":"2016-01-13T20:06:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T19:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trucnet.com\/?p=711"},"modified":"2021-08-10T00:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T23:08:30","slug":"bitdefender-usb-immunizer-100821","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trucnet.com\/en\/bitdefender-usb-immunizer-100821\/","title":{"rendered":"BitDefender USB Immunizer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lack of security is the weak point of USB keys which go from computer to computer with no more monitoring than a quick scan via the host machine's antivirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, who hasn't ever plugged in a USB drive at a noob's house (who confuses a firewall with a fire extinguisher)? BitDefender USB Immunizer will help you avoid the pitfalls\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

BitDefender USB Immunizer will protect you from worms and Trojans.<\/strong> which contaminate USB storage devices (flash drives or external hard drives).<\/p>\n

The software works in two ways. First, it will protect your system against these threats by disabling the Windows "autorun" function (which allows applications to automatically start from the device). Second, it will immunize your USB drives\/hard drives by creating a new, safe Autorun.INF file at the root of the volume, which is also unmodifiable by any program.<\/p>\n

Your devices will therefore be immune when connected to infected machines. Even if your USB drives were to contain malware, threats would no longer be able to automatically install themselves on clean machines.<\/p>\n