In my current line of work, I do a lot of tech-support, and trouble-shooting/repair of infected and non-working systems. This means having to install programs from my USB Memory Stick on occassion, which means this little stick does get into some dangerous territory.

I’m not one that usually has protection (AntiVirus or Firewall) on my desktop at home – since I stay away from the types of sites you might get your computer sick from.

Alas, I have learnt my lesson. It took 2 mins. 2 mins of innocence, where I plugged the stick into my system, and the deed was done. 98 Infections – well, trojans and various ‘messy’ malware; all found using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. I backed up the critical documents, and then wiped the drive.

It may have been safe, but I just dont trust these critters these days. They’re smart, and hide deep. Nothing beats a full wipe.

No matter how geeky, technical, or Boffin-like you are: It seems no one is safe anymore.