How to disable the autorun feature to prevent malware from spreading

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How to disable the autorun feature to prevent malware from spreading

Autorun or “Autoplay” are extended automatic functions. Windows looks in the disk’s root directory, finds, reads, and follows specific instructions defined in a text based configuration file, Autorun.inf.

Spyware and trojans uses autorun feature to spread from removable drives to PC. I would recommend that you disable the autorun feature to prevent malware from spreading.

Go to Start -> Run.
In the type box enter regedit and press Enter.

In the left panel, navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Policies
Explorer.

In the right-panel right click the value NoDriveTypeAutoRun and select Modify from the drop down menu. The base value will be set to Hexadecimal. If not, select Hexadecimal.

Type 95 and click OK.
This will stop Autorun on removable/USB drives, but still allow it on CD ROM drives.

If you want to disable autorun on all drives include harddrive, then type ff for the 95.

Note: Combofix can to disable the autorun feature of all CDs, floppies and USB devices