Hi, I'm new to portable apps. I think its a reall cool and convenient software package. I spend a lot of time in internet cafes so I'm looking to increase the pleasure of my surfing experience and also make it more secure!!
I installed the portable apps menue and some apps. I did install the virus scanner.
Today, actually now, I am at an internet cafe. I plugged in my usb key. Ran the virus scan and the key is LOADED with viruses. They must have transfered into the key when I plugged it in. They are all over the place, in several folders...
So, I guess I need to find a computer that doesnt have viruses on it and clean this key with an external virus scanner.
I'd like to know if there is somesort of firewall or something that can protect my key? It's hard to know if I visit a nerw internet cafe if the computer is infected!!
All suggestions for how to protect my key are appreciated.
I feel so dirty!
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To Keep your PortableApps Drive safe:
First, get a cheap flash drive and put ClamWin Portable and other portable security applications you can find on the Net.
Second: Keep those apps (and their definition files) up to date.
Third: When you go on a CyberCafe or pretty much any comp that is not yours, stick that drive in and scan the comp before sticking the PortableApps Drive in.
The solution to the virus problem may sound ALOT but it is not a good idea to infect another comp, the LiveCD can't be infected by Windows viruses.
Solution to Virus problem:
As for your virus problem, go to www.ubuntu.com, download the .iso image, burn it to a blank CD (with a real burner not the one that comes with XP, If you do not have one: Google ISORecorder)
then restart your comp then bring up the boot menu before Windows loads then select CD, then when the Ubuntu Live CD menu pops up hit enter, wait til Ubuntu boots.
Then goto the system menu on top of the screen and look in both of the sub menus for GParted or Gnome Partion Editor, now stick your infected thumbdrive in, on the drive dropdown menu, select disk.
Now reformat your drive with either FAT,FAT16,FAT32 or NTFS (I recommend FAT32).
(I Do not recommend NTFS since it will put more stress on your drive).
All the data on your drive will be erased though, but it is infected so it is good to start out fresh.
A reminder: Scan your drive after using an unknown computer.
Also: There is no way to protect your key in a firewall fashion.
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As all of ya should know Microsoft is the Evil Empire, and Windows (a.k.a. Winblows or Windoze) is their greatest general, so please make a difference and install Linux or Free BSD on yer Windows comp.