USB Flash Drive in Windows

Microsoft's operating system mengimplementasikan USB flash drive's Windows as USB Mass Storage Device, wield device driver usbstor.sys. Since really Windows have auto mounting's feature, and USB Flash Drive constitutes one plug and play's peripheral, Windows will try to carry on its one can maybe momentary that peripheral is plugged into USB'S socket. Windows xp and later one even have Autoplay's feature, one that concedes flash drive that was accessed as a whole to determine what content from USB Flash Drive that.

Latterly, there are many local computer virus as well as Brontok / RontokBro, PendekarBlank, and another local virus utilizes USB Flash Drive as media of virus transmission of one host goes to another host, replacing diskette. Viruses that largely walks Windows above that will get quick circulating while really Windows accesses drive teserbut to utilize proprietary autoplay feature by Windows. Hence, there is it is better to deactivate autoplay's feature, even it less just after helps to prevent broadcast virus.