How to Open a USB Device in a Sandbox Environment

James Curtis
InfoSec Write-ups
Published in
2 min readJul 28, 2023

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Opening a USB drive in a sandbox environment can help reduce the risk of infection by isolating the potentially malicious content from your main system. Sandboxing is a technique used to run applications or processes in a controlled environment with restricted access to the rest of the system. Here’s how you can open a USB in a sandbox without risking infection:

  1. Disable autorun: Before connecting the USB to your system, make sure to disable autorun or autoplay. This will prevent any automatic execution of potentially malicious scripts when you…

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