USB is an extremely handy device for copying and storing important documents. However, if you use it carefully, it is possible that the virus will infect your USB device, thereby continuing to infect the computer with great danger. Therefore, in this article, TipsMake.com will guide you a very effective method to prevent virus infection to USB, please refer.
To protect USB from viruses we will use software called NTFS Drive Protection. This is a software that helps you temporarily freeze USB or portable hard drives formatted according to NTFS standard with the purpose of protecting the data stored on it and preventing viruses from entering. With this mode, no one can copy new data, delete or edit files on these devices.
But the good thing about this application is that you can create an unprotected folder to be able to comfortably copy data as usual.
To download the application you access the following link: https://www.sordum.org/8117/ntfs-drive-protection-v1-5/
Note : Before using the software format, you must make sure your USB is in NTFS format, you can check it by right-clicking on the USB drive, selecting Properties and then viewing the USB format in the File system section.
If your USB is in FAT32 format, you can reformat the USB to NTFS. Note that formatting will lose all data, so copy the data elsewhere.
To change to NTFS format, right-click on USB and choose Format. In the new window, select NTFS under File System and click OK, wait a while.
You can now copy data back to USB and use the NTFS Drive Protection software
After you download the software, you will need to extract some files as shown below, double-click the .exe file to run the application.
At the interface of the program, you follow the steps as shown:
- Choose your USB, portable hard drive.
- Create an unprotected folder name to copy data normally (Enter the name and click the green plus)
- Click Start protection to start protection.
So your USB is protected, now when you copy a file to usb or delete the file in USB will be notified that you do not have permission to perform.
On the USB, there will be an unprotected folder created by you in step 2, you can freely copy data in this folder.
To cancel the protection mode, open the software to select the USB drive, then press Stop Protection to finish.
Above is a guide on how to protect usb from virus infection very effectively with NTFS Drive Protection software, hope you will find the article useful. Good luck!