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What are The Best Thumb Drives & are there any Thumb Drives that have Protection Software Already Installed in Them? (piefed.social)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social to c/hardware@lemmy.world
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I like using TOUGH & HUGE storage Corsair (SP?) Thumb Drives, but the last one got malware issue & before I discovered it infected my old LT.

What are the best thumb drives, by TOUGHNESS & LARGE STORAGE SPACE?

Are there any Thumb Drives that have Protection Software Already Installed in Them?

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[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see how a thumb drive can protect itself from malware, as it's the running OS that performs malware detection/protection.

The only thing a drive can do is prevent writes.

[โ€“] GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social 0 points 2 weeks ago

Man that is not good to hear, but good to know.