USB Flash Drives play an important role in spreading viruses from one computer to another.This is really annoying but we still face when moving data through these devices.The most famous autorun.inf is the most commonly found virus in mobile hard drives.This virus is not harmful but annoying when they copy the main drives of a system.
Even with the tightening of anti-virus software, this nasty virus can still bypass devices that are not detected. However, there is still a solution in this by using dedicated applications for managing and preventing viruses from spreading from removable drives.
The list below is 10 compact antivirus software, specifically designed to prevent any type of USB worm. All of these software are compact, can run automatically and run in parallel with the full standard antivirus software. Also, they don't slow down your system.
Compact antivirus programs for USB Flash Drives
1. USB Disk Security- 2. USB Threat Defender
- 3. USB immunizer
- 4. Panda USB Vaccine
- 5. Ninja Pendisk
- 6. USB Guardian
- 7. Autorun Protector
- 8. Autorun Virus Remover
- 9. The USB Program
1. USB Disk Security
USB Disk Security protects against any malicious programs trying to attack via USB flash drives. It offers high levels of protection against theft and inadvertent disclosure of confidential data and prevents unauthorized people from stealing your data.
Download : USB Disk Security
2. USB Threat Defender
USB Threat Defender not only removes autorun.inf virus but also provides maximum protection. Its maximum protection is capable of detecting viruses ignored by the best antivirus software and protecting against threats of system attacks via USB storage devices.
Download : USB Threat Defender
3. USB immunizer
Immunizer's option allows users to prevent malware based on autorun infecting USB storage devices or SD cards. Even when your storage device plugs into a computer infected with a virus, the malware cannot create its autorun.inf file to automatically launch.
Download : USB immunizer
4. Panda USB Vaccine
Panda USB Vaccine can be used on USB flash drives to disable autorun.inf files to prevent malware infection. When used on a USB drive, the software will permanently block the malicious autorun.inf file, preventing it from being read, created, deleted or modified.
Download : Panda USB Vaccine
5. Ninja Pendisk
Ninja is a popular and free program designed to protect computers from USB viruses. The software sits quietly in the system tray until the USB is plugged into the computer and checked to detect malicious files like autorun.inf and ctfmon.exe.
Download : Ninja Pendisk
6. USB Guardian
USB Guardian makes users feel secure when sharing files with USB drives. You can copy movies, mp3s, documents and photos from one computer to another without worrying about being infected by viruses or worms from USB.
Download : USB Guardian
7. Autorun Protector
Autorun Protector is a two-way standalone software that prevents your computer from being infected by autorun worms and also protects your mobile device from being infected by other sources. Therefore, it reduces the spread of harmful worms.
Download : Autorun Protector
8. Autorun Virus Remover
Autorun Virus Remover uses Proactive technology to permanently remove autorun and autorun.inf virus, and it can also block viruses spreading to the system via USB drive.
Download : Autorun Virus Remover
9. The USB Program
The USB Program is designed to help prevent computers from being infected with autorun viruses. The program is loaded into system memory, and technically it will automatically rename the autorun.inf files on the new device to autorun.inf_current date_time, and set its properties to 'normal', do show it on the system.
Download : The USB Program
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