How to keep your USB flash drive virus free

USB flash drives are the most convenient devices to use to carry and transfer data. While they are really useful, they are also prone to viruses. There are a few choices of major antivirus programs available, unfortunately, many of them don’t detect viruses on removable drives and may not permanently remove the viruses. USB Virus Scan is an USB virus cleaner, one of the best available.

The best part of USB Virus Scan is that it scans the USB drive, memory card and any storage media as soon as the USB drive is connected. If Virus Scan finds any virus, Trojan or any other kinds of threats, it cleans them immediately. The program scans the following areas:

USB Virus Scan is developed by USB Virus Scan International Inc and you can download a trial copy from their website usb-virus-scan.software.informer.com/2.3/download/?go. The trial copy will scan all the sectors of your computer including removable media, but to remove it, you’ll need to register the software. Registration costs $25.95 and it’s just a onetime cost unlike other antivirus programs. You don’t need to pay any renewal fee.

To install the program, double click the downloaded exe file and follow these steps:

Click ‘Next’

Select the ‘I accept the agreement’ radio button and click ‘Next’.

Use the ‘Browse’ button to select a different destination location other than the default location (if required) and click ‘Next’.

Click ‘Next’.

Click ‘Finish’ to complete the set up.

When you launch the program for the first time, it is advisable to perform a full scan of your system, including operating memory, all local drives and any removable media. If the scan detects any virus, clean the infected files immediately.

From the next time onwards you won’t need to scan the removal drives manually, as USB Virus Scan will automatically scan your removable drives as soon as you connect them to your computer. This will mean that you’ll be able to plug in a USB flash drive of a friend or colleague without worrying about whether or not it contains a virus. If it does, USB Virus Scan will find it and deal with it immediately.

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