Disable Autoplay In Windows and Use USB Firewall Protect Computer From Virus Attack

Virus now more intelligent compare with last few year back, now computer can be easily get effected by virus through network, email, portable media (USB thumb drive, portable hard disk) and the most case virus was spread through USB thumb drive to other computer even users have install anti-virus in their computer. This is because when users plug-in their USB drive into the computer that has affected by virus and the USB drive will be affected by virus without users aware. When users get the USB drive and plug-in to others computer and most of the case Autoplay features in Windows will activate the virus in the USB drive. This is how most of the computer gets affected by virus through USB drive.

To prevent virus attack, users now can get disable the Autoplay features in Windows and at the meantime get the USB firewall run in the USB drive. Without the Autoplay features, users have to manually click to open the USB drive, so that users manage to get any anti-virus software to scan their USB drive before they open any files inside their USB drive.

Below are the steps on how to disable Autoplay in Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro.

• Click Start > Run > type “gpedit.msc” .
• At (Left Pane) Click Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
• At (Right Pane) Set “Turn off autoplay” to “Enabled” and select Turn off Autoplay on: All Drives.

Below are the steps on how to disable Autoplay in Windows Vista.

• Click Start > Run > type “gpedit.msc” .
• At (Left Pane) Click Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Autoplay Policies.
• At (Right Pane) Set “Turn off autoplay” to “Enabled” and select Turn off Autoplay on: All Drives.

Below are the steps on how to disable Autoplay in Windows XP Home Edition.

1. Copy & Paste the following into Notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoDriveTypeAutoRun”=dword:000000b5

2. Save as a registry (.reg) file
3. Run the file.

For more save, you may install USB Firewall inside the USB drive. USB Firewall is free tools that will block all virus and other unauthorized programs which try to spread in your system when an USB device is inserted. The advantage of USB Firewall for users is no need update for the virus definition so that users just can use within their USB drive and plug-in to any computer so that can protect the USB drive affected by virus.