Mal_Otorun

SuperCow007 · 03-09-2009, 06:43 AM

Hi

I just wanna know how do you make sure that you can never get a Mal_Otorun on your Flash drive

Thanks

tetonbob · 03-09-2009, 11:14 AM

Never? Don't go online, and don't use USB drives.

To help prevent...

Disable autoruns on your machine, be careful where you put your USB drives, and whose USB drives you allow into your machine. Run Flash_Disinfector on the USB drives, which also will help prevent flash drives from getting these autorun infections.

See this earlier discussion

Disabling Autorun

With this great explanatory link

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-020A.html

wicket · 03-09-2009, 10:32 PM

buying a usb stick with write protect option on it would be a tremendous start =)

SuperCow007 · 03-11-2009, 09:52 AM

yes I now ,but there is a way to make sure they can't come on, You make like a directory on the flash then is can't come on

03-09-2009, 06:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
SuperCow007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: Windows 7	Mal_Otorun Hi I just wanna know how do you make sure that you can never get a Mal_Otorun on your Flash drive Thanks

03-09-2009, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,740 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: Mal_Otorun Never? Don't go online, and don't use USB drives. To help prevent... Disable autoruns on your machine, be careful where you put your USB drives, and whose USB drives you allow into your machine. Run Flash_Disinfector on the USB drives, which also will help prevent flash drives from getting these autorun infections. See this earlier discussion Disabling Autorun With this great explanatory link http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-020A.html __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009

03-09-2009, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
wicket Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 OS: xp32	Re: Mal_Otorun buying a usb stick with write protect option on it would be a tremendous start =)

03-11-2009, 09:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
SuperCow007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 28 OS: Windows 7	Re: Mal_Otorun yes I now ,but there is a way to make sure they can't come on, You make like a directory on the flash then is can't come on