How to scan USB drive, and Disable the Autoplay feature of USB drives.
by admin on May.23, 2008, under Computer Software problems, Tips and Tricks, Virus and Trojan
Virus and spyware spreads by creating a copy of itself and starts by autorun.inf files. It is essential to remove the autorun.inf files not only from computers but also from the source i.e. USB Drive, RW- CD Roms, RW-DVD.
Disable the Autorun/Autoplay feature of USB drives.
Download a small tool which can perform such a function is Tweak UI. Download it from here install it.
Then plug your USB drive, scan with good antivirus, antispyware.
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July 8th, 2008 on 6:55 am
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