Flash media andpreventing autorun.inf malware

[JerryMungo]

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[The_Unbeliever]

While you're busy with this, create the following folders as well :

Documents.lnk
Music.lnk
new folder .exe
new folder.exe
New Folder.lnk
Passwords.lnk
Pictures.lnk
Video.lnk

Create the following (empty) plain files in the root of your USB/flash drive :

USB Vault
temp
recycler

This will stop most nasties from writing their junk to your stick. Those who use random filenames you can do nothing about, except run a good antivirus scanner on the stick before copying files off.



Or use Linux.

 

[JerryMungo]

While you're busy with this, create the following folders as well :

Documents.lnk
Music.lnk
new folder .exe
new folder.exe
New Folder.lnk
Passwords.lnk
Pictures.lnk
Video.lnk

Create the following (empty) plain files in the root of your USB/flash drive :

USB Vault
temp
recycler

This will stop most nasties from writing their junk to your stick. Those who use random filenames you can do nothing about, except run a good antivirus scanner on the stick before copying files off.



Or use Linux.

Thanks oom ook!
Although I must admit, my flash stick looks like a bergie's handbag after this ROFL

 

[HavocXphere]

Format to NTFS and mark security descriptors on the autorun.inf to "no owner" & "no access". With a bit of luck that will even crash the malware trying to write to the file.