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Autorun Exterminator is a tool available for Windows that blocks virus-infected pen drives from automatically executing viruses through autorun.inf. Though most of the viruses encountered are .exe's and won't execute by default on a Linux machine, still is there any other software available for Ubuntu that can block viruses from automatically executing from a pen drive.

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Ubuntu comes with autorun blocking straight from the get-go.

Navigate to System Settings > Details (near the bottom) > Removable Media.

From there, select the dropdown next to Software. To disable autoruns, just set that value to Do Nothing:

Do Nothing

Your system will no longer autorun anything that it sees on a USB stick. It's also worth noting, however, that even leaving this option on Run Software isn't exactly dangerous. The system will prompt you before running anything first:

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