can any type of viruses run when usb is plugged in
- Thread starter gamoto
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Gamoto, yes IF autorun is turned on by your os. If there is a autorun.exe setup on the usb drive then it could run a program on the usb and install.
Most Anti-virus program prevent this by checking your plug in usb devices when they first are plugged in.
I suggest that you take a look at this tutorial here on windows 7 forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/27544-autoplay-enable-disable-autorun.html
Rich
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1Intel Core I716 GigsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Toshiba Laptop Qosimo X870
- OS
- Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
- CPU
- Intel Core I7
- Motherboard
- Toshiba Qosmio
- Memory
- 16 Gigs
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- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
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- 256 Gig SanDisk SSD for C
256 Gig Intel SSD for D
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- 50/25 FIOS
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- Vipre (all you can eat for 10 machines)
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- I have dos 6.22, wfwg 3.11, win98, 2000 and xp VHD's available for testing. MS's Virtual PC works great.
