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Next Issue: 02-10-2012

Panda USB Vaccine 1.0.1.4  pick
Size:
829KB
Publisher:
Release Date:2009-10-07
Submit Date:2009-10-07
OS: Win 2000/XP/Vista
Downloads:41421
Popularity:Popularity:1/10
 
USER RATING
4.73

   
 
 
 
Publisher's Description

Panda USB Vaccine is a free utility from Panda Security Research which helps prevent malware infections due to the autorun feature of Windows Operating Systems. Once executed the user can choose two types of vaccinations: Computer Vaccination or USB Drive Vaccination.

USB Vaccine allows users to vaccinate their PCs in order to disable autorun completely so that no program from any USB/CD/DVD drive (regardless of whether they have been previously vaccinated or not) can auto-execute. This is a really helpful feature as there is no user friendly and easy way of completely disabling autorun on a Windows PC.

Panda USB Vaccine can be used on individual USB drives to disable its autorun.inf file in order to prevent malware infections from spreading automatically. When applied on a USB drive, the vaccine permanently blocks an innocuous AUTORUN.INF file, preventing it from being read, created, deleted or modified. Once applied it effectivelly disables Windows from automatically executing any malicious file that might be stored in that particular USB drive. The drive can otherwise be used normally and files (even malware) copied to/from it, but they will be prevented from opening automatically. Panda USB Vaccine currently only works on FAT & FAT32 USB drives. Also keep in mind that USB drives that have been vaccinated cannot be reversed except with a format.

 
FreewareFiles tested Panda USB Vaccine 1.0.1.4 on 2009-10-07 using leading antivirus scanners and found it 100% Clean. It does not contain any form of malware, spyware, viruses, trojans, etc. We will re-test each updated version and remove the award as well as the program if found infected.
 
 
 
"Genius!"

Reviewer: -lukescooto      

Review Date: 2011-09-23

Average Rating (26 Votes )
4.73
 

Pros:  The guy commenting that this is a worthless program that is unneeded has obviously not been infected yet with an autorun virus. Once he has, he will wish he had this. This will keep the autorun virus from running. Does its job. Simple to install and use. Small file size. From a name we can trust.

Cons:  Does not keep the virus itself from spreading, as far as i can tell. It will still copy itself onto other removeable drives, from what I can see. I could be wrong. However this program will keep it from running and causing damage, and contacting and transmitting your information and files to an outside source. This program does not find and remove the virus, which as we all know, the autorun virus's are pretty much the hardest there is to remove. THey arent hard to find, but extremely difficult to remove. I often find it easier to just go out and buy another internal HD. But usually by then its spread to my 2 external HD's, my internal PC drive, both my thumb drives, and my laptop. Hasnt spread to my ipad 2...yet.

Other Thoughts:  Interesting program, helpful, but would like to see it be able to remove the virus's. I would pay money if it could do that, with the push of a button.

 
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