How to Avoid Virus, Spreading Through USB Drive? - Self Help

DON’T GET PANIC ABOUT THE VIRUS ,Try to avoid
• Virus & worms are easily spread by carrying it on a removable medium
such as ,USB drive , I-Pod, CD, Floppy
• USB drive is otherwise called as “Flash Drive”,”Thumb Drive” ,”Memory
stick” ,”External USB Hard Disk”.
• Even though we have very good Antivirus , New Viruses are one step
Ahead than Antivirus
• We cannot restrict USB Drive , but we can avoid spreading of virus &
worms through USB Drive.
• So we have to be little bit careful while working with USB Drive,some
precautionary steps are follows

• STEP 1:
• Don’t allow the USB Drive to Auto Play after plug in, cancel it.



• STEP 2:
• Go to My computer
• Devices with Removable storage
• Do not Double click the USB Drive
• Note the drive letter assigned to USB Drive as mentioned in the Fig
• Here E:
• STEP 3:
• Go to -->Start --> Run -->Type E:
• Now you can view the Contents of your USB Drive
• Copy the necessary files
• Repeat the Process while using USB Drive
• Now your Laptop is free from viruses & worms.
• It is a time consuming process, but good way to avoid the virus.


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