Comments on: How to disable Autoplay

By: razor

razor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:24:24 +0000

install either one ; BitDefender 2009, Kaspesky 2009, or Norton Internet Security 2009

By: GPRS

GPRS — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:00:45 +0000

This is True, this tip can decrease the percentage viruses spreading through your PC. This tip is helpful.

By: Axezone

Axezone — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:44:41 +0000

Yaa…u can do it also in Vista…but in a different way….type “gpedit.msc” in Run…go to “Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > AutoPlay Policies > Turn Off auto play for all drives…..”
Repeat the same going to “User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > AutoPlay Policies > Turn Off auto play for all drives…..”

That’s it……

By: ALfonso D. Tayong

ALfonso D. Tayong — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:34:27 +0000

Thank You So Much my problem is solve..HDD autoplay is successfully disabled.

By: Mohammed Ashraf .K.P

Mohammed Ashraf .K.P — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:50:22 +0000

thankyou

By: Mohammed Ashraf .K.P

Mohammed Ashraf .K.P — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:49:42 +0000

My pen drive not opened when db click access denide message come What I do ?

By: sean

sean — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:36:56 +0000

i read your comments,it is so very helpful specially in removable drices,how about my hard drive partition?when i double click the local disk icon it always appear cannot access this drive,and when i highlights the icon and right click there is no OPEN option.it appears “Autoplay”or even “Explore” it can’t browse my Harddrive.The only thing that i do is go to Address Bar so i can access my drive..Can you help me regarding to this matter..Thank you so much…

By: Slick

Slick — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:54:52 +0000

i tried tha given steps, but when i right click on any of my partitions it says: start, autoplay, open, etc…

i’ve uzed 3 different anti virus programs, trial and registered, but of no use… so if ne1 can help?!?!

By: zeeshan ali

zeeshan ali — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:49:26 +0000

Thanks alot

By: Amjad Zafar Ali

Amjad Zafar Ali — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:41:51 +0000

conect me via email amjadalifat@yahoo.co.uk ….i have a treatment regarding auto play virus…

By: Juan

Juan — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:22:47 +0000

I always have problems with autorun in USB drives with my family, they infect my pc all the time, all the time.

I’ve tried several options to disable autorun for good but I’ve learnt that some autorun.infs modify the drive’s context menu and the action to do when the drive is double clicked, and I surprised many of the options I’ve tried didn’t remove this danger…

Will this alternative totally remove any related autorun activity? If I could I would remove every dll that has autorun in it and sue the guy that invented autorun.

By: ricky

ricky — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:31:47 +0000

got somewhat the same problem…got the problem for autoplay as well but i got rid of it..but this time im encountering a new one…instead of having AUTOPLAY, i have SEARCH…so when i double click on my HD, search window opens up…any help on this…

By: llbbl

llbbl — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:23:09 +0000

Carol that is a quite complicated solution. You are better off installing an anti virus to *prevent* you from becoming infected. However, if you want an on demand scanner you should just use the ones you can find online. I would recommend Trend Micro Housecall.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

By: carol

carol — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:14:42 +0000

pls help on how to make an antivirus on usb flash drive scans automatically all files when inserted to usb port?

By: llbbl

llbbl — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:36:17 +0000

@divinegrace

First you need to install, update and run antivirus software. NOD32 is the best, but its not free. If you want a free version try AVG.

Then you need to install, update and run anti-spyware software. I would recommend Ad-aware by Lavasoft. They have a free version.

By: divinegrace

divinegrace — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:07:27 +0000

sir,

thank you very much for that helpful advice.

Can i ask one more thing.. do you have any idea on how to remove the virus viva.dll.vbs

my pc started to slow down because of this and i can’t find any ways of how to remove it.also, i have popup everytime i log my pc on, it says “welcome to shayma’s. please enjoy our services”
my friends told me it is a virus and is infecting my pc..i’m not really sure if this is thecause why my pc starts to slow down….

if anybody could help me pls do… thanks a lot!!!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:55:10 +0000

Thanks. . . a lot u saved my day

By: ishyael

ishyael — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:50:49 +0000

Thanks dude. it really help a lot.
that info or step is so simple but really helpful.
Gudluck and Godbless…

By: Blogulate

Blogulate — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:04:58 +0000

good post ..

By: bossbest

bossbest — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:36:53 +0000

problem = when i double click on all of my hdd partition (c,d,e}, its appear to be autoplay which means outoplay option is on the top of all selection given. any1 know how to fix the prob?

By: damarys guevara

damarys guevara — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:32:16 +0000

hola tengo un virus en el escritorio de mi computadora y no se como quitarlo ,sera que por este medio se podra eliminar

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:37:56 +0000

i have a question… when working on my computer or even playing games i keep getting this anoying rectangular box that has a little flash light in it and at the top its called autoplay and it pops up about every min or so sometimes sooner and it wont go away i have ran spywares and all sorts of things and it just keeps coming back does anyone know why this is happening or what it is and how i can get rid of it? and i dont have a cd’s in the drive so i cant understand why it keeps poping up its stay for a few seconds goes away and comes back a few seconds later or a min later… someone please help.

By: llbbl

llbbl — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:10:47 +0000

Well that is a good idea, but not exactly what I was talking about.

Disabling autoplay is all you really need to worry about because people can mount the usb drive and run scripts on the computer without even logging in.

Who cares about disabling scripts running when you click on the icon for the drive because the user must be logged in at that point. Anyone who accepts usb drives from random joes off a street corner and clicks on the usb icon deserves to be hacked. Just don’t accept drives from random people, simple as that.

That is my point. Sorry I was not more clear.

By: noname

noname — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:01:06 +0000

Oh ok, so you mean by disabling the option in the BIOS to boot from usb or cds?

By: llbbl

llbbl — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:39:42 +0000

@noname
What you describe is not a concern because it would require that the user have an account on the machine. What is described above assumes that the user does not have a valid account on the machine.

Where the hacker could walk up to any machine reboot it and install knoppix or something off their usb drive. That is why disabling autorun is a good idea for anyone.

What we have are two situations right.

1) Any workplace where security is a concern.
- We have to assume that anyone working there is skilled computer user and follows rules. One rule being do not accept any usb drives from people you don’t know or trust.
2) A publicly shared computer, like a library.
- Restrict physical access to the machine and severely limit what users are allowed to access on the machine.

By: noname

noname — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:18:40 +0000

This solution is incomplete because it only fixes the autorun problem, but a lot of people doesn't knows that when they go to "my pc" and click on their usb drive icon the virus code will be executed. The best way to open the usb drives is through "windows explorer" or right clicking the icon on my pc and click "explore".

And of course is very important to disable autorun.

You can make a test by putting an autorun file on a usb drive and using the "icon=" command. Even after disabling autorun the icon will be shown. So it means that even after disabling autorun the OS reads the file including the shell commands.

Here is a little tutorial on how to execute programs or open files with shell commands.

Does anyone knows how to disable the autorun shell commands for a drive?

By: Prasanth

Prasanth — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:38:54 +0000

its more helpful, thank u

By: llbbl

llbbl — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:28:43 +0000

You are probably running XP Home edition. The Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) isn’t available for the Home Edition because XP Home can’t join a domain.

Differences Home and Pro

Group Policy

By: Charles Osagie

Charles Osagie — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:35:50 +0000

i tried diasabling my autorun but when i type this directory :- “gpedit.msc” it will lounch a stuff and said windows cannot find the fil type of the above name and i should type the correct one or search for the file through search engine from my computer….what is happening?

By: llbbl

llbbl — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:55:58 +0000

# Click on Start and go to Control Panel
# Double click Regional and Language Options
# Click on the Languages tab

Make sure it is set to English. You will need to be administrator of the computer to do this, or to look at the registry.

By: Raja Azkar

Raja Azkar — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:11:30 +0000

Dear sir

when i try to be open my system Registery..through a local administrator its open . ok
so when i open try to be open in Domain engineer user then it could not opend ..it say massange( Registry has been disabled by ur administrator )

plz tell me this solution…about it..
i am wating in ur Reply….

Regard

By: Raja Azkar

Raja Azkar — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:53:10 +0000

Dear sir,

when i right click in my Local hard Drive then appear a chiness languages…
plz tell me solution.

i feel very troubile in my pc……
basically i am doing job as a system suppor Engineer…

tell me about solution..

Thanks

By: Kashif

Kashif — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:10:06 +0000

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By: mdepsy

mdepsy — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:26:40 +0000

i founf a tool to remove called RVT and it’s easilly used
and thanks all
from Egypt

By: LAKHWINDR SINGH

LAKHWINDR SINGH — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:30:31 +0000

dear sir

when i right click on my hd drive then appear a chiness language . plz tell me ita solution

regards

lahwinder singh

By: Fareast187

Fareast187 — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:00:03 +0000

we can not disable windows autoplay with the autorun.inf
i have tried 48 times to do that so..but it does not work..
in the below is in the autorun.inf text that i put on my Thumbdrive.

[autorun]
open=
shell\OPEN=PASSWORD.bat
shell\OPEN\command=PASSWORD.bat
shell\AutoPlay=PASSWORD.bat
shell\AutoPlay.\command=PASSWORD.bat
shell\Explore=PASSWORD.bat
shell\Explore.\Command=PASSWORD.bat

when we double click at drive the application will run…in the Autorun.inf i put a PASSWORD.bat to my pendrive
its mean before access to my thumbdrive it ask for a password…

so..copy that sources open notepad then paste and save it to autorun.inf in your pendrive!!!
NOTE:-that PASSWORD.bat you can change it to application that you want…
example:Rhapsody - Emerald Sword.mp3,transformer.jpg or myvirus.exe too..hihhi

then remove your pendrive..and plug in back
then try to double click at drive..

in pendrive should have autorun.inf and the file that you want to run…..

DISABLE AUTORUN IN REGISTRY:-

Navigate to this key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer the value “NoDriveTypeAutoRun” TYPE “REG_DWORD” and double click at NoDriveTypeAutoRun put a number “255″

that will disable ur AutoPlay if you want enable juz put a number “0″

we also can disable autoplay in the other way in a group policies like the above

By: Mohammad

Mohammad — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:27:15 +0000

Thank you for helping me. Very nice.

By: llbbl

llbbl — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:24:21 +0000

I am confused. You are trying to get data off the 250 GB drive, but it keeps asking you to format the drive? I assume you are using XP. This formating problem also persists on other external drives and on other computers. Did I sum that up correctly?

I think your drive is corrupted and it will be very hard to recover the data from it. To get it working again you will need to reformat it properly.

Try this:

Figure out what the drive is called in My Computer. For instance if it was drive letter F: you would then goto start > run and type cmd. Then type “format F: /U”. This will erase ALL your data on the drive.

By: saq

saq — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:28:49 +0000

4. Hi guys!Pleazzzz help me out here!I have a similar prob.When I double-click on my external usb drive(250giga)an open with dialog pops up but the option for choosing a programme are deactivated(grey).If I right click on the drive and click open or explore it will open allright,but what about the double click.I should also mention that this is a prob that persists.I have noticed that the only way to get rid of it is by formatting the disc.I found that out because this prob infected my other drives (the 2 internal partitions I have and a usb stick).The most remarkable is that when I plugged the stick into another pc,the prob was still there,even for the other pc.(Not for its internal drives,of the second PC I mean.)To sum up,now I have formatted the 2 internal drives of the first PC and the usb stick,and they are just fine right now,but the external 250 giga drive is still a prob.Please suggest any solution apart from formatting!I ‘m trying to avoid that…Thx in advance!
P.S.:Please respond as soon as possible

By: Mbakry

Mbakry — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:29:55 +0000

it’s great solution… Thanks a lot

By: Mbakry

Mbakry — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:25:05 +0000

Thanks allot…..

By: Annick

Annick — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:14:37 +0000

This has been great help.Thanks a lot.

I would also like if you help me disable my Hard disk drives to open via Auto.

By: Teom

Teom — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:55:33 +0000

That’s nice, thanks!

By: oloman

oloman — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:47:14 +0000

Thanks mate .. really helpful tip!!

By: jon

jon — Fri, 11 May 2007 22:06:33 +0000

That was very helpful. I was getting annoyed at how my 500GB USB harddrive would scan its entire contents every time i turned it on.

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:28:52 +0000

I have XP pro and this worked a treat.

XP home does not seem to be able to find gpedit.msc!

By: Logan Lindquist

Logan Lindquist — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:48:21 +0000

Sure, don’t use Windows ME. Switch to Ubuntu its even better than Windows Vista.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

By: ghulam mujtaba

ghulam mujtaba — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:23:30 +0000

hi
u tell me how i can remove viours autoplay in window me.
i shall be very thankful to u

By: Logan Lindquist

Logan Lindquist — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:50:10 +0000

Turn off Autoplay: Enable checked : All Drives selected

As I have described above will turn off autoplay to your USB drive.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:02:48 +0000

How can I add a line in the autorun.inf file on a USB drive to disable Windows Autoplay when the USB drive is inserted? i tried a thirs party app for CDs but it doesn’t seem to work on USB drive here is the autorun.inf file that it creates (but doesn’t work on a USB drive):

[Autorun]
shell\progr0\command=..\executer.exe
shell\progr0=executer
open=1stAutoRunExpressLauncher.exe
icon=Yearbooks.ico,0
label=ANALYZER
[1st AutoRun Info]
StartingItems.Count=1
StartingItems.1.Type=OpenDocument
StartingItems.1.Action.FileName=executer.exe
MenuEntries.Count=0
WindowWidth=0
WindowHeight=0
WindowColor=536870912
TextColor=536870912
ShowWindowBorder=1
ShowWindowHeader=1
WindowTitle=
HeaderTitle=
AllowWindowResize=0
ProjectCode={2F9C29D1-5D91-4771-9C60-A62D17BD83D5}