Get Rid of Autorun Virus withUSB Immunizer

Autorun.inf, the very well known
virus carrier can now be
immunized using Bitdefender ’s
USB Immunizer. This Autorun
technology (introduced by
Microsoft) has grabbed lots of
hatred from security experts.
Autorun.inf is a configuration file
which knows what actions to
perform when a new removable
device is attached, but this is
used by malware for spreading
virus on to other computers
(when the same USB is plugged
into another computer).
Using Bitdefender’s USB
Immunizer you can immunize
your computer and USB, thus no
more virus spread. USB
Immunizer actually disables the
Autorun feature and deactivates
the Autorun.inf file thus the
malware can’t modify it.
The only disadvantage I found is
you can ’t activate Autorun once
you deactivate using USB
Immunizer, so think twice before
you take action.
Alternatives
One of the best alternatives to
USB Immunizer is Panda
Research USB Vaccine. Even it
does the same i.e. disabling
Autorun but I would prefer USB
Immunizer to USB Vaccine as USB
Vaccine needs installation while
USB Immunizer is a portable app
(doesn ’t need installation).
There may be more alternatives
but think twice before
downloading any such apps
because there are many fake
apps which promise to immunize
Autorun.inf file but do the
reverse (checkout Lavasoft’s
rogue apps page).
Another interesting thing I found
is, even though I immunized my
computer using USB Immunizer,
USB Vaccine still shows my
computer is not immunized,
strange!
Do drop in your comments.