SOLUTION: PROTECT YOUR PC FROM WORM "DOWNADUP" OR CONFICKER



Some days back Giant security companies Discovered a "WORM" which spreads rapidly across the network which has left 3.5 millions windows users affected.The worm is referred as win32/Conficker Worm. READ MORE FROM MY EARLY POST


The Malicious worm "DOWNADUP" also refer as "CONFICKER" Seems to be infecting Every PC Worldwide.On a recent Study it was found that Uptil now Every 16th PC on this world wide network is already infected..!!IT spreads throught networks and autorun features in USB memory sticks,drives CD's and DVD's.Microsoft Even with its latest updates is unable to prevent the autorun Feature.

With that prospect keeping in my mind here i will be showing the steps of how to disble the autorun Feature.Go to following link in which the US COMPUTER EMERGENCY TEAM READINESS has also shown the method of disabling auto-run feature.LINK

HOW TO DISABLE AUTO-RUN FEATURE??

STEP1: Create a note-pad file consisiting of following text
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"

just copy the above text and save the notepad file as autorun.reg.

STEP-2:
Now you have to import the notepad file by opening registry editor.
thats it.

But remember that if still Auto-Run feature is not disable, shows that you are infected.
Pass this piece of information to all of your friends so that they can prevent their computer from getting infected

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