USB devices spread malicious software

Dec. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- According to the antivirus program of Avast Software, one out of every eight malicious software will appear via USB devices and usually attack the AutoRun function in Windows.
Researchers found that, in the 700,000 recorded attacks on the Avast users’ computers, in the last week of 10/2010, there were about 13.5 percent of cases spread through USB devices, such as the flash memory.
AutoRun function in Windows will notify for users when a new device is connected and help them choose the applications that they want to run the files on that device.
According to the Avast virus analysts - Sirmer Jan, AutoRun is a really useful tool. However, it is the way that 2 / 3 malicious software infect in computers. Online criminals are taking advantage to install malicious software via USB flash memory bar of the users to share large files for friends or copy files to their computers in the office.
The infected USB devices can include mobile gaming devices, digital cameras, cell phone or MP3 player which will execute the malicious file to the computer. The malicious software, entering the computer, can copy itself into Windows and replicate itself every time when the computer restarts.

Avast recommended that users should not start computer which is attached USB devices. Before being recognized by the antivirus programs, the malicious software can be run.

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