Administrator Lite Posted April 9, 2010 Administrator Share Posted April 9, 2010 In the old days, computer viruses often spread from one computer to another by infecting floppy diskettes. Now, many types of malware spread themselves from one computer to another by infecting portable devices, memory cards, CDs and DVDs. This page shows how to proactively prevent those attacks, by disabling the AutoPlay feature on Windows. This step is a trade-off of reduced ease-of-use in exchange for greater security, and can be reversed if you don't like the results.Source (with guidelines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I just keep the SHIFT key held down for a little while immediately after inserting a CD or DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
providensia Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 nice tips bro :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 make sure u hold down the right Shift key :sneaky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 11, 2010 Administrator Share Posted April 11, 2010 Isn't autorun disabled by default in Windows 7 ? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 AutoPlay and autorun is different.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 11, 2010 Administrator Share Posted April 11, 2010 Not much though. But yea shift key always works for me. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sl@pSh0ck™ Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Isn't autorun disabled by default in Windows 7 ? :unsure:nope .. you have to manually disable it ... but for me I just set all my usb drives to run sandboxed so as not to worry about autorun nasties :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Just disable AutoPlay on Group Policy Editor ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 or registry always help u to stop autoplay/autorun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted April 12, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted April 12, 2010 Just disable AutoPlay on Group Policy Editor ^_^Its not available in most home versions of Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 @Lite:I see. I haven't used Home Editions. It's like a crippled version of Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Just disable AutoPlay on Group Policy Editor ^_^Its not available in most home versions of Windows.yep ur correct there is no group policy in ne windows home edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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