I have never used a flash drive with a write-protect switch. Does anyone on the list have any experience with those and know whether or not a virus would be able to bypass that? Just curious how effective it would be in keeping viruses at bay. That being said, if you're booting off it, I don't really see a huge issue as you're not going to be running anything off the hard drive, so at least in theory, you shouldn't need to worry about viruses that may be on the hard drive.
From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anti-virus boot-up disks? Quick check of Amazon.com seems to show: 2GB drive for $10 http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Drive-write-protect-switch/dp/B005KL31E6 8GB drive for $20.99 http://www.amazon.com/RiDATA-Flash-Drive-Slider-Drives/dp/B000RGDA5E/ref=pd_ cp_e_4 32GB drive for $57.99 http://www.amazon.com/Ritek-Ridata-Twister-Protection-RDEZ32G-TW-LIG0/dp/B00 2G9TWUM Sure, you can get a DVD for less than a dollar, but for the prices above, Id just get the flash drive and the ease of use that comes with that. Cheers Ken From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2011 9:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anti-virus boot-up disks? They are lots more expensive than CD/DVDs, however. Not that this is automatically a non-starter, but it speaks to Mr. Cook's earlier point. I'd sooner get a USB DVD drive, even though they are slightly less portable. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 9:12 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: There are USB sticks with a switch that is supposed to make them read-only until you flip the switch again. I don't know how that works or how well, but I know that there are flash drives with a write-protect switch on 'em. You can find 'em on NewEgg and probably elsewhere. I just checked on NewEgg to make sure I wasn't misremembering. From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anti-virus boot-up disks? Did not and heres why I have yet to hear about any guaranteed way to make a USB drive unwriteable on any machine you plug it into short of having a manufacturer burn the data to one and ship it to you in which case youre paying 25x more for the same effect a non rewritable CD/DVD gives you. If anyone knows of a way to do it (and Im not talking about a reg hack on a machine or a program that disables the functionality on a computer) please share. John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Anti-virus boot-up disks? Thanks, anyone tried this on a USB stick? Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: G.Waleed Kavalec [mailto:kava...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 3:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Anti-virus boot-up disks? Excellent! Thank you. On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 1:31 PM, John Cook <john.c...@pfsf.org> wrote: The Microsoft system sweeper standalone seemed to work well when I tested it. http://connect.microsoft.com/systemsweeper John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: G.Waleed Kavalec [mailto:kava...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Anti-virus boot-up disks? Best boot-to virus clean-up options. Friends like to bring me their contaminated laptops, and I mostly clean-install over them. I know AV exists that let you boot to a clean-up disk, who has favorites? Thanks -- G. Waleed Kavalec --------------------------------------------- Whether you are talking engineering, electricity, or human beings... the place where the most power is concentrated is the place where the worst things happen. Ask any 10 pound plutonium sphere. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
