Remembering that a secure network at the USA Department of Defense was infected with a virus that came from a flash drive, it makes perfect sense to me to have AV monitor files as they come on and off the drive to ensure that the drive is not an infection vector.

I don't really care if your system is infected, but I sure as heck don't want my system to become infected because you gave me a file on a flash drive.

I would rather have the Office pre-installed like the old days...

Besides, the anti-virus on a flash means the anti-virus itself can be easily temper with. Which means its source is not trustworthy...

It is precisely because of this kind of junkware that preinstalled versions of windows on notebook are useless. And the notebook manufactures don't even give you the option of installing a clean vanilla system. So even if you bought a licensed version of windows you are forced to use a pirated one (or pay for it again).

Thank god formating an HDD or flash driver is faster than installing windows and downloading the required drivers.

Bugger means we have to start cleaning crapware off of flash drives too!