Mapped Network Drive Setting

grayghost2

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What is a "mapped network drive" ?

My Antivirus Settings > Exclusions ... is set to "Autoscan"

- CD/DVD and USB devices are "disabled" ... my preferences

- because I don't know what a mapped network drive is, I left it as "AutoScan"

- my laptop is stand alone with LAN connection (and optional wifi if I need it in other locations in this building) ... ie, to wifi printer

If I disable "mapped network drives" am I exposed ?

Sticky [Automatically Immunize Usb Devices In Bitdefender 2013] http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=35503 second image shows an alert with two check boxes.

Does this mean a permanent "list" is kept of all USB devices ?

If so can that list be edited ?

Is a USB device recognized by its "WinExplorer" name or the device ID ?

Is immunization generic for all USB devices -OR- per device basis ?

- device ID can be edited with third party programs.

- I use a lot of USB storage devices and would like to ....

1. understand what BIS is doing

2. keep the list current and tidy

- I DO NOT want to be nagged every time I connect a USB storage device

Thank you

cerveau32

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What is a "mapped network drive" ?

My Antivirus Settings > Exclusions ... is set to "Autoscan"

- CD/DVD and USB devices are "disabled" ... my preferences

- because I don't know what a mapped network drive is, I left it as "AutoScan"

- my laptop is stand alone with LAN connection (and optional wifi if I need it in other locations in this building) ... ie, to wifi printer

If I disable "mapped network drives" am I exposed ?

Sticky [Automatically Immunize Usb Devices In Bitdefender 2013] http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=35503 second image shows an alert with two check boxes.

Does this mean a permanent "list" is kept of all USB devices ?

If so can that list be edited ?

Is a USB device recognized by its "WinExplorer" name or the device ID ?

Is immunization generic for all USB devices -OR- per device basis ?

- device ID can be edited with third party programs.

- I use a lot of USB storage devices and would like to ....

1. understand what BIS is doing

2. keep the list current and tidy

- I DO NOT want to be nagged every time I connect a USB storage device

Thank you

Mapped Networked Drives are hard drives that you access over a network.

For instance if you have multiple PCs or a NAS (Network Attached Storage)

Then you can Map these drives on your PC (even though the physical hard drives are installed

in other deviices) and browse drive contents using Windows File Explorer as if the actual hard drive was

installed on your PC.

Hard drives, DVD Drives or any drives that are physically installed in the PC you are using are NOT Mapped Network Drives.

So if you have no Mapped network drives then you can turn off this option.

For Home use, the most common form of Mapped Networked Drives is NAS

which is simply a box with 1 or multiple hard drives inside, usually its 4 hard drives set up a raid.

The NAS box is then connected to your router via a network cable, then you "map" these drives from your PC

so that they appear in Windows File Explorer alongside your C drive.