Thousands of antivirus applications keep on flooding the digital world.

If you take a closer look at today’s operating system, you’ll notice that Windows operating system has actually done a lot to get rid of viruses. We can say pretty much the same thing about Linux and Mac OS because they are less prone to virus attacks.

However, many computer viruses are usually passed from one computer to another through the use of removable storage media such as USB sticks and memory cards.

USB Disk Security comes into action by protecting your computer’s memory from being infected whenever a removable storage media is inserted.

Most viruses and malware applications work by auto-executing themselves in your PC. They thus instruct the processor to execute the virus and cause harm to your computer.

With USB Disk Security, these automatic events are monitored and even stopped from auto-executing.

Additionally, USB Disk Security also gives you plenty of options on scanning and repairing errors caused by the viruses in your removable storage medium. However, most of these features are not included in the trial version of USB disk security.

Another interesting feature about USB Disk Security is that it uses very little of the computer’s resources. The application is usually minimized to the system tray when it isn’t in use. When a removable storage device is inserted, a small window pops up with a list of applications that have been programmed to auto-execute.

If these applications are threats to the computer, USB disk security gives you the option of deleting these threats with a simple click, leaving your computer unharmed.

Pros and cons

Pros

- Doesn’t cross paths with most antivirus applications

- Offers real-time protection against auto-executing applications

Cons

- The trial version of the software is greatly limited

- It is a bit costly considering that today’s free antivirus applications come with a USB protection feature