Delete Autorun.inf

Follow all the steps given below to delete autorun.inf file completely from your Hard disk.

1) Disable the "Autoplay" feature. Click on the below link "Disable Autoplay",
and download the file --> Double-click on it and follow the instructions.
Disable Autoplay

2) Disable the "Autorun.inf". Click on the below link and follow the instructions.
First backup your registry. Click on Start --> Run --> Type regedt32 and press
Enter. "Registry Editor" will be opened.
( If you are using Windows 7, Start --> In search bar--> Type regedt32 and press
Enter.)
Now backup your registry by going to "File --> Export" --> Save the file with any
name in your desired location.
Copy the text starting from "REGEDIT4" upto @="@SYS:DoesNotExist"

REGEDIT4     

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]     

@="@SYS:DoesNotExist" 

Open a "Notepad" --> Paste it --> Save the file as fix.reg
Note: Don't forget the extension "reg"
Now double-click on the fix.reg file and then click on "Yes" to merge it,
[Note : After following the above instructions, whenever you place any autoplay
CD\DVD all you have to do is go to "My Computer" --> Open the CD\DVD drive
--> You have to double-click on the setup file.]
3) Click on the below link and download the file "AutorunExterminator"
http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-11613-autorun-exterminator

Extract it --> Double-click on "AutorunExterminator" --> Plug your Pen drive
now. This will remove the autorun.inf files from drives and and also from your
Pen drive.

[Note : AutorunExterminator need Dot Net Framework. If its not installed in
your laptop then click on the below hyperlink ".NET Framework" and download it

.NET Framework

4) Click on "Start" -->Run --> Type cmd and press Enter.
"Command Prompt" will be opened.
Here I assume your pen drive letter as G:
Enter this command.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.*
You can copy the above command --> Right-click in the Command Prompt and
paste it.

Note : Replace the letter g with your pen drive letter.
Now check for your files in Pen Drive.

5) After that, download the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from the below link

http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-105-malwarebytes-anti-malware

Update it --> Perform "Full Scan"
Note : Default selected option is "Quick Scan".

Good Luck.

Password Protect USB Drive in windows7 Ultimate

How to Password Protect USB Drive in windows 7 

 

This will work only for windows7 ultimate

Windows 7 | BitLocker

It is very important to keep your USB drive or external hard drive safe if you have lots of valuable data in it. To protect your data from others you should have to set up a password for the flash drive. Windows 7 lets you protect or lock your hard disk and removal drives by its Bit-locker feature.

The bit - locker is an encrypting tool, built-in with your Windows 7 OS. It can encrypt your whole drive and lock it by your given password. To access into the encrypted drive, one should provide the correct password.

To run the BitLocker you may need the administrator privilege. Learn how to enable administrator account in Windows 7.

This tutorial will describe the steps how to use the BitLocker and setting up a password to USB free. By this procedure you can also protect your external hard disk or internal hard disk drives.

Protect USB drive by BitLocker:

To find out the Windows Bit-Locker easily, type "bit locker" in the start menu search box. Or, you can go to Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption.

Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption

Click on the "Manage BitLocker" and the window will show you to "turn on BitLocker" to the specific drive.

Now click on "turn on BitLocker" beside your selected drive. Then the BitLocker will start and will ask you how you want to unlock the drive.

Choose how you want to unlock the drive

Select "Use a password to unlock the drive" and type your password. Then select a method to recover your password/key and press Next to start the encryption.

Encrypting

It would take a few minutes, depending on the size and the format of your drive.

You are done! From now any user of Windows 7/Vista/XP must provide the password to open your USB drive.