Wed, Oct 22 2008 12:49 Don

SanDisk puts antivirus on flash drive

SanDisk Corp. has stepped up its efforts to convince corporate users that USB sticks are a secure medium, adding built-in antivirus capability to its latest Cruzer drive.

Any files copied or saved to the latest Cruzer Enterprise USB drive will automatically be scanned by a McAfee heuristics algorithm and antivirus engine that loads every time the drive is used. If it detects infected files being copied from a PC, all further transfers will be disallowed form that machine, stopping their spread.

The feature addresses the oft-made accusation that USB sticks can act like the floppy drives of old, allowing malware to circumvent firewalls and gateways if an infected drive is brought back into the network.

Story at computerworld.com

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