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Self Help : How To Avoid Virus, Spreading Through Usb Drive ???

This document provides steps to avoid spreading viruses through USB drives. It recommends not allowing auto-play of USB drives after plugging them in. Users should view the drive contents without double clicking on the drive. The document also provides steps to identify a USB drive infected with a virus, such as enabling viewing of hidden files to see files like Autorun.inf that may contain virus scripts.

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Self Help : How To Avoid Virus, Spreading Through Usb Drive ???

This document provides steps to avoid spreading viruses through USB drives. It recommends not allowing auto-play of USB drives after plugging them in. Users should view the drive contents without double clicking on the drive. The document also provides steps to identify a USB drive infected with a virus, such as enabling viewing of hidden files to see files like Autorun.inf that may contain virus scripts.

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Self Help ☺

HOW TO AVOID VIRUS, SPREADING THROUGH USB DRIVE


???

CHENNAI OSS TEAM ,INDIA


DON’T GET PANIC ABOUT THE VIRUS ,Try to avoid
• Virus & worms are easily spread by carrying it on a removable medium
such as ,USB drive , I-Pod, CD, Floppy

• USB drive is otherwise called as “Flash Drive”,”Thumb Drive” ,”Memory


stick” ,”External USB Hard Disk”.

• Even though we have very good Antivirus , New Viruses are one step
Ahead than Antivirus

• We cannot restrict USB Drive , but we can avoid spreading of virus &
worms through USB Drive.

• So we have to be little bit careful while working with USB Drive,some


precautionary steps are follows
How to avoid ???

• STEP 1:
• Don’t allow the USB Drive to Auto Play after plug in, cancel it.
How to Avoid???
• STEP 2:
 Go to My computer
 Devices with Removable storage
 Do not Double click the USB Drive
 Note the drive letter assigned to USB Drive as mentioned in the Fig
 Here E:
How to Avoid???
• STEP 3:
• Go to Start  Run  Type E:
How to Avoid???
• Now you can view the Contents of your USB Drive
• Copy the necessary files
• Repeat the Process while using USB Drive
• Now your Laptop is free from viruses & worms.

• It is a time consuming process, but no other way to avoid the virus.


Self Help ☺

HOW TO FIND USB DRIVE AFFECTED WITH VIRUS ???

CHENNAI OSS TEAM ,INDIA


How to identify the USB drive affected with virus
1. After inserted USB drive
2. Enable Hidden files & folders
After Inserted USB drive

This screen shot shows the USB drive


which is affected with virus
How to Enable Hidden files & folders
• Goto ToolsFolder options  click view tab
• Under view tab goto Advanced settings Hidden files and folders
• Click radio button “show hidden files and folders”
• Remove check mark “Hide extension for known file types”
• “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click Apply , ok.
• Screen shot in next slide
After Enabled the hidden files you can view the virus in the USB drive
What is inside the Autorun.inf?
Autorun.inf script

;2wKsL0qj9D5s91DaJdDkiakaaq22ww
[AutoRun]
;jU3wwLJ34ik9roLjds8ra21SdLsSwiDI2qijKpKKjq0
s03okaSDafSskKDKDrswaLa81l4
open=p83gjy.exe
;wkkLKi8sSdkL24
shell\open\Command=p83gjy.exe
;Ld4faAj21fw2lss0aasasA6pJooskL9
shell\open\Default=1
;dO4ias5k3rHkwscwr
shell\explore\Command=p83gjy.exe
;aL0Hd8rZdaiU4qwaaJr1ojAowini32o321s4

NOTE: Script & exe files may vary

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