Prevent virus attack....

Autorun.inf

1) “autorun.inf” virus use the autorun feature of windows to spread themselves between the root directory of all the dirves on ur pc as well as any external drive. This causes the virus to run every time an external device lik a pen drive is inserted or every time u double-click the drive icon in windows explorer.

The forst step 2 remove the virus is 2 disable the Autorun from ur PC. To do this,

Click on ‘start > Run’

And type ‘regedit’

Scroll down to the key

‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer’

Double click ‘NoDriveTypeAutoRun’ on the right hand panel and change the ‘Value data’

From ‘91’ to ‘ff’.

Then again scroll down on the left hand panel to

‘HKEY_USER\ DEFAULT\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer’.

Here again change the ‘value data’ of ‘NoDriveTypeAutoRun’ from ‘91’ to ‘ff’.

Exit from the registry editor by just closing it.

[Note: use backup before editing]

2) Then click on ‘start > Run’ and type ‘msconfig’

Here, disable all the unnecessary or unwanted programs.

3) Reboot the system to sfe Mode (Press F8 on starting) and delete all the autorun.inf files from all drives in My computer and also from external storage drives.

4) Here is a trick you can use to prevent the autorun.inf files from beginning generated again,

Create a folder named ‘autorun.inf’ in every drive and partition’s root folder,also do the sme on every pendrive u have.

This will not allow a file by the name of ‘autorun.inf’ to be cteated a the system will not allow any 2 files or folder of the same name.

5) Finaly Reboot ur computer in Normal mode, install and update ur antivirus and scan ur computer. Keep ur computer updated for the latest patches frm Microsoft at all times using the windows update feture.

Security holes detected & Patched

Mozilla Thunderbird: Attackers can causes a buffer overflow in the email program. Thunderbird by means of ahidden URL with an email message. By excuting it, harmful code can be sneakily installed on the PC. Solution: Install the latest version, 2.0.0.17

Mozilla Firefox: A new loophole in firefox was discovered shortly after version 3.02 was released.It’s password manager that’s affected this time.it doesn’t work properly after the update. Solution: Pls use 3.00.

Google Chrome: A serious flaw allows remote attackers to use java script to rapidly open thousand of new windows, A form of Denial of Service attack that can crash the browser and even your entire PC. Solution: Google is working on a patch.

Internet Explorer: Microsoft already declared the security problem. Solution: use IE8 Beta2.

Sumod007@gmail.com

(Hardware & Networking Specialiest)