Hello all Of late, many computer virus are useing pen drives / thumb drives / flash drives to launch viruses.
A few simple steps can stop the viruses to launch itself. 1 Whenever, you plug in one of these devices, keep the shift key down and realease it only after a few seconds after the device is connected. This will stop the autorun being activated. 2 In My-computer don't double click or hit enter on the drive letter where this device is connected. Doing this can also trigger the autorun. Instead right click on that drive and select the Explore feature. Using the windows-explorer feature, you can select the desired file or open it. Even if the device is carrying the virus, it won't hurt you if you follow these simple steps. Probably, you can make it your regular routine whenever you need to open files from one of these plugable devices. Harish To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
