External Hard drives and flash drives security

[zformer]

I have a new computer plus a couple of other computers and I have some external hard drives and flash drives. what is the best way to check these devices to make sure they are clean, will just connecting them and viewing them or running AV and other security checks propose a risk to the computer that is checking?
Thanks for any advise!

 

[cottonball]

zformer,

You can consider the use of the Panda Vaccine on your computer and USB Drives:
Download Panda USB and AutoRun Vaccine - MajorGeeks

This tool provides a two way security by vaccinating both computer and/or USB drives.
It work on NTFS, FAT, FAT32 formatted drives.
However, vaccinating a USB drive cannot be undone without formatting the USB disk, using a hex editor, or a File Manager in a Linux distribution..


Next, make sure that your Antivirus can scan USB drives. Some do not have this option.

 

[Layback Bear]

You could also make sure all data put on a external storage is clean first before it is moved to a external storage.

 

[m256997683119]

In addition to Panda Vaccine,

G DATA USB KEYBOARD GUARD
https://www.gdatasoftware.com/en-usb-keyboard-guard

Bitdefender USB Immunizer
USB Immunizer | Bitdefender Labs

USB Disk Security
Provides 100% protection against any virus via USB drive, flash memory, thumb drive, pen drive, ipod and more.

MCShield Antimalware USB
MCShield ::Anti-Malware Tool::

McAfee Device Control
McAfee Device Control | McAfee Product


Some links,

How to protect usb drive from others? | MalwareTips.com

USB Security Software - Gizmo's Freeware Forum