There is an increasing amount of malware which, like the dangerous Conficker worm, spreads via removable devices and drives such as memory sticks, MP3 players, digital cameras, etc. To do this, these malicious codes modify the AutoRun file on these devices.
Panda USB Vaccine is a free solution designed to protect against this threat. It offers a double layer of preventive protection, allowing users to disable the AutoRun feature on computers as well as on USB drives and other devices:
Vaccine for computers: This is a ‘vaccine' for computers to prevent any AutoRun file from running, regardless of whether the device (memory stick, CD, etc.) is infected or not.
Vaccine for USB devices: This is a ‘vaccine' for removable USB devices, preventing the AutoRun file from becoming a source of infection. The tool disables this file so it cannot be read, modified or replaced by malicious code.
This is a very useful tool as there is no simple way of disabling the AutoRun feature in Windows. This provides users with a simple way of disabling this feature, offering a high degree of protection against infections from removable drives and devices.
Vaccine use of USB with the Command Line
For users who have experienced / expert (advanced), Panda Vaccine USB can be run with the command line. For example, used to run a USB Vaccine automatically when booting, giving the vaccine in the computer and other jaraingan. Inputnya parameters are as follows:
USBVaccine.exe [ A|B|C…|Z ] [ +system|-system ] [ /resident [/hidetray] ]
Description:
[drive unit]: Vaccinate the drive unit
+ system: Computer vaccination
-system: Remove computer vaccination
/ resident: Start the program and prompt for hidden vaccinating every new drive
/ hidetray: tray icon hides when used with the / resident command
For example,
to give the vaccine a USB Flash drive F: \ and G: \ can use the command:
USBVaccine.exe FG
To give a vaccine computer, with the command
USBVaccine.exe +system
To give vaccine computer and displays information when a new drive, without the display icon in the system tray, can use the following command:
USBVaccine.exe /resident /hidetray +system
Vaccine USB Panda running on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1-SP3 and Windows Vista SP0-SP1. This application does not need to install, run it directly, and measuring only about 392 KB.
Panda and Autorun USB Vaccine
You can download Panda USB Vaccine free here.
Download Panda USB Vacccine (392 KB from download.com)
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