Comments on: How To Prevent A USB Drive From Running Anything Automatically In Windows

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:46:50 +0000

If you do the following startup and logon batch files wont run for that user anymore

Editor’s note: This will disable the command for all users including the local administrator. If you want to disable this for specific users only (and for XP Home users) make the change in the registry. Login to the account you want to change and create the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\
DisableCMD dword 0×00000001 to disable command prompt and batch files
or
DisableCMD dword 0×00000002 to disable command prompt but not batch files

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:45:27 +0000

I should clarify I mean to stop anything from running period. Not just autorun. I dont want students to be able to make batch files at home and then run them from their USB sticks. However I am not allowed to stop the use of USB drives by students as storage.

I cant find an solution for this.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:42:43 +0000

Ok what if I want students to be able to use USB drives but I don’t want anything to be run from them? I’m particularly interested in preventing the use of BATCH files.

As the teachers use many applications I’d prefer not to use the GPO that lists all applications that can be run.

Surely there is a way to allow the use of a USB but not allow anything to run from it?

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By: Gates III

Gates III — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:10:26 +0000

Kinda works pretty well .But I need help into formatting a flash drive which come in a RAW format.

By: mikosh

mikosh — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:27:23 +0000

thanks jon
that’s what i was looking for… works great!

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By: lady_in_red

lady_in_red — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:31:02 +0000

If you are the type who hates going into the guts of the operating system, there are of course handy pieces of software available

By: sunny

sunny — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:09:22 +0000

a gud way to avoid this is to disable autorun across all devices, DVD,CD drives and USB devices..
jus type the following in Notepad

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]
@=”@SYS:DoesNotExist”

den save d notepad file as “NoAutoRun.reg”
right click saved file and click MERGE. Click YES and presto alll autorun is disabled

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By: mwa

mwa — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:17:47 +0000

Try this one:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;disables autoplay context menu commands in Windows Explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]
@=”@SYS:DoesNotExist”

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoDriveTypeAutoRun”=dword:000000ff

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoDriveTypeAutoRun”=dword:000000ff

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By: I am a G

I am a G — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:25:54 +0000

Thanks for these important informations. I think I’ll use the “autorun.inf” folder method. Now I dont have to worry about getting infected through flash drives anymore.

By: David

David — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:27:37 +0000

creating an autorun file yourself won’t work. virii will delete it, even if it’s read only.

the best way to stop virii from installing their own autorun.Inf file is to use the dos command line and do this:

mkdir autorun.inf (this creates an autorun folder)
cd autorun.inf (opens the folder)
mkdir .\con\ (this creates an undeletable folder inside the autorun folder)

do this on any USB device and it’s impossible for virii to create evil autorun files on that device.

enjoy

david

http://www.davidsmeaton.com

By: Television Spy

Television Spy — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:26:09 +0000

That would only work if you did it for each usb drive, this works for all usb sticks put in.

By: Island Boy

Island Boy — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:51:28 +0000

There is a small free app that does Jon’s “autorun.inf FOLDER on the drive” trick for ALL Flash Drive plugged in to the PC.
Ninja Pendisk!
http://nunobrito.eu/ninja/

As for hiding the “autorun.inf” FOLDER, create a .txt file containing this line:

attrib +s +h %1

Rename .txt file to “hide.bat”

then simply drag any files you want hiding onto it.
This will add the system attribute so they will be invisible. (unless you turn off “Hide protected operating system files” in Folder options)

If a PC has viruses, the “autorun.inf” FOLDER will become visible.(handy)

By: Marcel

Marcel — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:48:22 +0000

I CANNOT BELIEVE YOUR ASKING US TO DOWNLOAD A FILE FROM RUSSIA !!??!!! ???

By: PJB

PJB — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:03:55 +0000

wow, windows is just so simple, safe and user-friendly!

/sarcasm

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:50:06 +0000

Jon’s tip is great, simple and very smart. Also if you had a machine with linux you can insert your usb drive, see this kind of files and delete them easily as a manual antivirus. So seek and destroy!

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By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:47:44 +0000

Make an “autorun.inf” FOLDER on the drive, set it to hidden. No more autorun.inf viruses possible.

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By: Saikat

Saikat — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:31:04 +0000

XP and Vista will handle it differently. Autoplay will follow if autorun.inf is not detected. XP+SP2 brings up the Autoplay dialog box with options to handle the files.In Vista, autorun comes under autoplay’s control as a safety feature.

By: JustinPlayfair

JustinPlayfair — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:37:25 +0000

ShakespeareGeek, have a look at Autoplay Repair. I don’t know of a homepage for it, but here’s a download link:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/AutoplayRepair.html

This might be what you’re looking for.

By: ShakespeareGeek

ShakespeareGeek — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:47:20 +0000

Know what I really want, that I was hoping this article was about? Every single time I plug in my iPhone, which has pictures on it, a stupid dialog comes up asking me how I want to handle the pictures. I don’t. That’s my wallpaper and other things that I just want to leave on the phone. There is no option for “Don’t launch anything, and never ask me again.”

Maybe a good topic for a future article. I’d kill to know how to do it.

By: JK the Fifth

JK the Fifth — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:57:16 +0000

I use iKill (from arpantech) for detecting and deleting autorun files from removable media. I will also try USB 1.3 now, and keep the lighter one.

I am still not sure if the other methods (ie Tweak UI, registry hack, group policy editor) suppress the auotrun “file” or just stop the Windows autorun “dialogue box” from popping up; as I have already done that registry hack and found that now the autorun dialog box doesn’t come up (I dont know if the hack has any effect on autorun files)

And also, I think the “exploring instead of opening” method doesn’t work and autorun file initiates on both “exploring” and “opening”.

By: Cary Schwartzman

Cary Schwartzman — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:18:04 +0000

Just an idea: would creating your OWN autorun.inf file ahead of time, and setting it to hidden/system/read-only work?