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Remove USB Autorun Automatically or Manually

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flash drive autorunAutorun.inf in USB flash drive has long been used in such a way to infect computers, yet there are still many antivirus programs that ignore its existence. Your installed antivirus will likely to block the attack executed from autorun.inf, but the autorun.inf in the USB pen drive will most likely be untouched. It means the source of the attack will stay alive and will attack again when the USB flash drive is re-connected. Thus, to prevent infection from autorun.inf, you should remove autorun using a tool like Autorun Eater.

Autorun Eater monitors your system in real time and, depending on your preference, it will automatically remove autorun.inf or ask you what it should do when an autorun.inf is detected. Instead of removing the detected autorun.inf permanently, the program will move the file to a safe backup in case of a false positive. All in all, this is a good alternative if you want to have an easy-to-use autorun remover. However, you can consider about using USB Anti Autorun if you prefer to disable USB autorun.

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Prevent Virus from USB Flash Drive Infects Computer

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flash drive virusViruses, worms, trojans and the likes do not only infect computer through downloaded files, but also from USB flash drives. Once a flash drive containing worm connected to a computer, the worm will replicate itself as many as it can, eating up your harddisk space and decreasing computer performance. Instead of disabling the USB autorun feature, this freeware USB Firewall alerts you whenever a malicious program tries to launch itself from USB drive using autorun.inf file. More »



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Download Portable Avira Antivir Removal Tool | Free – Updated

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download portable avira removal toolAntivirus is a must have software that every Windows user should have. As an operating system that has the largest market share, virus makers are constantly targetting Windows. Still, despite the rising number of the viruses, there are still many users who don’t use any antivirus software at all. Decreased computer speed performance is one of the reasons of why they uninstall their antiviruses like Norton, Kaspersky, AVG or NOD32. More »



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Disable USB AutoRun to Prevent USB Virus Infection

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autorun autoplayAutorun is different from autoplay. Where is the difference? When you get a dialog box asking what you want Windows to do after you insert an USB flash drive, it’s called autoplay. On the other hand, what autorun does is automatically launching executable file instructed by the commands listed in autorun.inf file. Autorun is intended to provide a convenience where an application can launch immediately once a disc is inserted, but this feature also provides a hidden way for viruses to infect computer.

Perhaps there are people that argue there is no need to disable autorun as long as you have a reliable antivirus software protecting your computer. But, virus always one step ahead. Even though you regularly update the virus definition list, there is still a chance for a new virus to come up that your antivirus cannot detect it. So, the best protection is to block every possible way that virus uses to infect your computer, including by disabling USB flash drive autorun.

You cannot disable USB autorun by turning off autoplay feature in Windows. Unfortunately, while you can disable autoplay easily in Windows, you have to tweak the registry if you want to disable autorun.

If you want an easier way, USB anti autorun is a portable freeware that lets you disable USB autorun in one click. You can also enable the disabled autorun quickly in case you need to do so for some reason. Other options let you to be informed about the actions taken by the program when an autorun.inf file is detected and load the application automatically on system startup.

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USB anti autorun works on Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Windows 95. Read about how to write protect usb drive to protect it from virus infection.

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Free AntiVirus for Mac

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free mac antivirusDo we really need an antivirus software for Mac? While the number of the viruses and the likes that attack Mac may not be as many as Windows has, they really exists out there like OSX/Inqtana.A worm that attacks Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). If your Mac doesn’t connected to internet, do you still need antivirus? I don’t want to put my sensitive data into any risk, so my answer is yes if you ask me. If you’re agree with me and looking for an antivirus program for Mac OS X, then here you are two free antivirus software you can try. More »

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Portable File Deleter to Delete Files Permanently

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delete file foreverFiles that are emptied from recycle bin can still be recovered. There are lots of recovery programs that even a novice user can use it easily. There are some opinions that deleting files using Shift+Delete deletes files permanently, but the fact is it doesn’t. The function of Shift+Delete is to delete file without having to send it to the recycle bin, so the deleted files can still be recovered. If you don’t want people to be able to recover your deleted files, then you must use a permanent file deleter program.

Freeraser is a free file deleter program created for the user to be able to delete file permanently in a very simple way. The program creates a big recycle bin that appears always on top by default. Everytime you want to delete files permanently, simply drag the files to the recycle bin.

Once you send the files to the recycle bin, there is an alert notifying that the files are about to be deleted permanently. You can continue or cancel the deletion. This alert can be disabled.

The size of the recycle bin icon can be adjusted as well as its transparency level.

Read also on how to delete files that cannot be deleted.

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