


If you're a normal user looking for computer protection, you're better off buying an antivirus product instead. However, most users won't need this app and advanced users experimenting with infected drives will likely be running sandboxing software. If you're in a position where you're exposed to potentially infected USB drives all the time, USB Blocker may be helpful for you. The usefulness of this feature depends on how advanced of a user you are. USB Block also provides detailed logs so you know exactly who's doing what on your computer.

The app also offers a "stealth" mode, which hides any trace of USB Blocker from your system so attackers won't know you're running it. No data can be transferred without this password. This can get annoying if you have a lot of removable media. By default, it blocks all removable media until you enter a master password. USB Blocker is easy to use because it only does one thing. Since attacks using USB drives requires something to be physically present, it doesn't cast as wide of a net as distributing viruses and malware over the web.įor the same price, you can pay for a subscription to an antivirus application like Avast or Bitdefender, which protects you againsts viruses and malware from all different sources, not just removable media. The more likely scenario is for users to get infected from a malicious download from the web.
