harish,, what you suggested works for most. one could also try running the batch file i had posted earlier on this group. it seems to take care of the rest. divyanshu
On 5/31/08, Harish Kotian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Anubha > > As I had mentioned, there are 2 ways the autorun viruses can be triggered > and hence it is necessary for both the steps to be followed for it to be > effective. > Harish. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Tips to get rid of pen drives triggered virus > > >> Hello sir, >> Many thanks for mailing these easy tips on access india. >> Pls do tell me,Should both these tips be followed one by one to stop the >> Auto run of viruses from & in pen drives or following any one of them will >> >> be sufficient? >> Thanks once again & best regards. Anubha. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Harish Kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:27 PM >> Subject: [AI] Tips to get rid of pen drives triggered virus >> >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> 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 >> > > > 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 > 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
