How to Remove Autorun
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Whenever you plug a USB drive in your computer, a window will appear (if your au torun is enabled). Don t click on Ok , just choose Cancel . in the run box or on the search panel if you ar
Open your command prompt. Type cmd e using vista
In the command prompt type the drive letter of your usb device and press enter. ex. C:\F: < then press enter Type dir /w/a and press enter. ex F:\ dir /w/a < then press enter
This will display a list of the files in in your flash drive. Check if the follo wing files present on your USB device. * * * * * * Autorun.inf Ravmon.exe New Folder.exe svchost.exe Heap41a or any other exe file that you find suspicious.
If you spotted any of the above files, then most probably your drive is infected . To remove the virus, type in to your command prompt attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and pr ess enter. This will remove the Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file attri bute from all the files. To delete the virus just type del and the filename ex. F:\del virus.exe and hit enter.Delete all the files that you suspected is a virus. After deleting the vir us, run a virus scan on your USB device just to make sure that your device is cl ean. Remove the USB drive and plug it again. In most cases, the real culprit is Autoru n.inf file which gets executed when someone clicks Ok in the dialog window which appears above. Thus the infections can spread.
Open your command prompt. Type cmd e using vista
In the command prompt type the drive letter of your usb device and press enter. ex. C:\F: < then press enter Type dir /w/a and press enter. ex F:\ dir /w/a < then press enter
This will display a list of the files in in your flash drive. Check if the follo wing files present on your USB device. * * * * * * Autorun.inf Ravmon.exe New Folder.exe svchost.exe Heap41a or any other exe file that you find suspicious.
If you spotted any of the above files, then most probably your drive is infected . To remove the virus, type in to your command prompt attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and pr ess enter. This will remove the Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file attri bute from all the files. To delete the virus just type del and the filename ex. F:\del virus.exe and hit enter.Delete all the files that you suspected is a virus. After deleting the vir us, run a virus scan on your USB device just to make sure that your device is cl ean. Remove the USB drive and plug it again. In most cases, the real culprit is Autoru n.inf file which gets executed when someone clicks Ok in the dialog window which appears above. Thus the infections can spread.
