How To Disable 'Autorun.Inf' To Prevent Virus Attack Computer.

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Recently there are many case reported that 'autorun' virus spread through so many computer due to using flash memory or pendrive,so we need a preventive action to stop this virus spread to our computer.

As we insert a pendrive to computer,window will scan and check is there have 'autorun.inf' file and then write into 'mountpoint2' registry,'mountpoint2' will amend the act to open a disk or pop up menu.Although you already set up ' disable auto play' ,use right click or use 'explore' to open disk,the result still will run 'virus .exe'.


Therefore,we need to banned the 'mountpoint2' registry area,the method as below,

1.START ->RUN ->Key in 'regedit' to open registry.

2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion \Explorer\MountPoints2,

3.Right click 'mountpoints2' and select 'permission'

4.Then click 'Advance',uncheck 'inherit from parent the permission entires that apply to child objects.Include these with entires explicity defined here'.

5.Click 'remove'.'Yes' and 'ok'.

Now,even you insert a pendrive with virus and your computer couldn't affected.

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