Memory Sticks and NIS09 Question!

Hello Everyone,

 

I have a question re these 'USB Memory Sticks' and NIS 09. I share a network with my sons pc and both are covered with NIS 09 on both. Sometimes he comes home from university with files to transfer to his pc using his memory stick. Both pc's are fully patched and of course the security suites are always up to date.

If his mem stick should have a virus (Conflicker Worm) would Norton be likely to detect this?

Also, should I tell him to disable auto run on his pc so that he can scan files himself manually first or is this unessessary? I know this brilliant security suite can do most if not all things but it has crossed my mind a few times with all the news ı am reading about the Conflicker worm.

 

Both XP Pro, Service pack 3.