USB drives are convenient for storage and for transferring data to other computers. This convenience also makes them a great delivery system for malware. If you're comfortable with the Windows Registry or know how to set Group Policies, you can lock down your PC's USB drives. A much simpler way is by using USB Disk Manager.
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USB Disk Manager is a small Windows program that can help you manage the permissions of USB drives. The portable app doesn't need to be installed and can be run from a folder on your hard drive or from a USB flash drive. Once you launch USB Disk Manager, you'll see four options in the left pane.
Write protect Turning write protect on prevents any new data from being written to USB disks (portable hard drive or flash drive). This a nice way to keep any viruses that might be on your PC from atta... [Read more]
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