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Panda USB Vaccine
Version: 1.0
Downloads Count: 2,984
License Type: Free
Price: Free
Date Added: Mar 25, 2009
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista
File Size: 380 KB
Author: Panda Security
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Editorial Review of Panda USB Vaccine
Panda, an antivirus software company, has a new free Panda USB Vaccine available for download that can disable the Windows Autorun feature for an entire PC or a particular USB drive.
The Autorun feature in Windows can make it easier to install software--and it can also be exploited by malware like the Conficker worm, which co-opts the feature to spread itself. I've previously written about the risk, and turning off Autorun can be a good idea for better computer security.
When you run the tool, you can click a button to vaccinate your computer (disabling Autorun), and you can then click the button again to turn Autorun back on.
You can also connect a USB drive and choose to disable Autorun just for that drive. But note that it's a permanent step when done for a particular drive, and can't be reversed.
--Erik Larkin
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