Disable autorun of drives

Click Start->Run->type REGEDIT.EXE

• Go to this key from the register HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
• Look for the entry NoDriveTypeAutoRun, double click the entry
• Type a new value : 0FF (Hex) for the NoDriveTypeAutoRun, this will turn off the AutoRun for all drives, and press ENTER
• Reboot the system.

How to remove autorun.inf virus

Boot your system in Safemode

• Go to command prompt, in Drive C do the following commands.
• Type -> ATTRIB -H -R -S AUTORUN.INF then press enter
• Type -> DEL AUTORUN.INF then press enter
• Type -> ATTRIB -H -R -S Recycled then press enter
• In Windows Explorer in Safemode, remove the folder Recycled in drive C use Shift-Delete to delete the folder.
• Repeat Step 3 to 6 for all drives of your system including the USB drive.
• Search for CTFMON.EXE in your system using the Search of Windows found in Start Menu. If you find a file that is not located in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, delete it immediately. Dont forget to empty the recycle bin afterwards (Usually the virus will copy itself in the Startup folder of the Startmenu. Check if the file is present there and delete it then.)

How to remove Virus from Windows

Almost all viruses creates a autorun.inf virus in the computer.
Tell us what the virus actually does to the computer.

Manual removal in removable media:

• create a dummy "autorun.inf" file by using notepad.
• send the file to the removable media. If the virus is present, the computer wil ask whether to replace. Click yes.
• Pull out the pen drive immediately! This is because, if the virus is running in the memory, it will immediately replace your autoru.inf file.