User`s guide

24. USB IMMUNIZER
The Autorun feature built into Windows operating systems is a very useful
tool that allows computers to automatically execute a file from media
connected to it. For example, software installations can start automatically
when a CD is inserted into the optical drive.
Unfortunately, this feature can also be used by malware to automatically
launch and infiltrate your computer from rewritable media such as USB flash
drives and memory cards connected through card readers. Numerous Autorun
based attacks have been created in recent years.
With USB Immunizer you can prevent any NTFS, FAT32 or FAT formatted
flash drive from automatically executing malware ever again. Once an USB
device is immunized, malware can no longer configure it to run a certain
application when the device is connected to a computer running Windows.
To immunize an USB device, follow these steps:
1. Connect the flash drive to your computer.
2. Browse your computer to locate the removable storage device and
right-click its icon.
3. In the contextual menu, point to Bitdefender and select Immunize this
drive.
Note
If the drive has already been immunized, the message The USB device is
protected against autorun-based malware will appear instead of the
Immunize option.
To prevent your computer from launching malware from unimmunized USB
devices, disable the media autorun feature. For more information, please
refer to “Using automatic vulnerability monitoring” (p. 109).
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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2015