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USB Drive Guard is an easy to setup data leak prevention (DLP) security solution that enables network administrators to centrally control the use of USB drives on the network. This application runs silently on any windows PC and when someone inserts any type of storage device it will check a database on your network to see if its unique serial number has been authorized. If the device has not been authorized then the device will be ejected so the person can't use it and a window pops up with your customized message. If it has been authorized the user sees nothing and the device can be used normally. Add another layer of security to your company computers by protecting your data & prevent users from bringing in viruses on their USB or CD/DVD storage drives.

Ejecting a drive doesn't mean it is physically removed and goes flying out of the computer. It means that Windows can no longer see, or use it. The drive will still be plugged into the USB port. This application does NOT turn off the ability for windows to use all USB devices like all the other software out there. USB Drive Guard allows you through a network database to approve USB storage devices like thumb drives, external hard drives, etc, by serial number and when an approved drive is plugged into any computer running this software it will be allowed. If a drive was never approved then the drive will be ejected and the ejected drive will be logged to the database for you to review. Other USB devices like printers, mice, and keyboards are not affected in any way. Only devices that can read & write data.

Think about how easy it is for an employee, or anyone to walk into your business with a tiny USB thumb drive and insert it then extract any company documents and take it with them. Another issue is employees bringing in Smart Phones, MP3 players, or virus infested drives. You now have a way to block or allow this type of access all from one easy to use administrator interface. If it has a drive letter then USB Drive Guard can remove it.

All storage drives have a unique serial number. USB Drive Guard gets the serial number then allows you to add the device to its Authorized list. Once authorized this device can be used on all your computers on the network that have this software installed. If you change the status of this drive, or if the drive was never added the drive will always be ejected and can't be used on any computer that you have installed USB Drive Guard onto.

Features:

• Eject any type of USB storage device: Flash Drive, Smart Phones etc.
• Optionally disable (USB or internal) CD & DVD drives by computer name when disk is inserted.
• Ejection is done by unique serial number and not by turning off all USB ports.
• Easy to use Administrators interface to authorize drives and run reports.
• All ejected drives are written to a log with Date, Time, PC Name, Windows User Name, Drive Label, I.P. Address, Drive Letter, and Device Serial Number.
• All approved drives are also optionally logged each time they are used.
• Customizable ejection alert window text. Create your own ejection message. See below for example.
• Easy to install either on each PC or through a Windows Domain GPO.
• If the network connection is lost ALL USB drives are ejected no matter what unless you activate cache mode where approved drives are saved to the pc for offline use. Great for laptop users who take their laptops home after work.
• If the device is inserted when the PC is powered off the drive will be ejected when powered on. This prevents someone from trying to circumvent USB Drive Guard.
• Runs on Windows XP, 2000, 2003 & 2008 Server,Vista & Windows 7. (32 or 64 Bit versions)
• All these features are controlled and managed from one Administration application that can be shared over your network from any computer. You never have to have to go to each computer to make any changes after the initial file installation. Optional GPO installation instructions on our support page provide network admin's a mass installation option.

Screen Shots

This is the window that a user will see when a drive is detected and it is determined that the drive is not authorized. The message is customizable from the Administrators window.

This is the main administrators window.

You securely log in to USB Drive Guard - Default user name & password = admin

Use this window to Add or Edit a new drive. The password & Encrypted sections are optional.

This window allows the administrator to make changes to how the ejection app runs on each computer on your network. This is all done from any computer running the Administrator application without any need to visit each pc.

This window allows the administrator to add computers that should not be allowed to use the CD & DVD drives. Once added the user will not be allowed to run a CD or DVD on the computer.

This is the log report of all the drives that were Approved. you can also search by PC name, I.P. address, and serial number. There is also a report for all ejected drives.