Everyone knows that it is important to protect personal and confidential information, and the most feel good about firewalls and virus scanners, which protects them on the Internet, because viruses are often transmitted via attachments in e-mail or through links to the Internet. But because USB drives are increasingly used, you should also be aware that the virus could spread from there.
Anti-virus company Trend Micro Inc. have seen that Virus infections via USB flash memory drives has more than doubled in September. For example, infection with Otorun Worm, spread via the USB drives, rose 140 percent from the previous month. More than half of the types of virus that was spread in September, was able to sneak into a computer via USB drive.
The kind of virus types is a major threat, because most people do not realize that they must be careful, they say from Trend Micro. They call for computer users to regularly check your PC for virus infections, and not just limit itself to scan internal hard drives, but also scan USB flash drives. They also recommend that you do not blindly put your USB key in computers, you do not know.
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