How To Protect Your USB Drive from Autorun.inf Virus

The Autorun.inf virus is a big headache if you are using USB drive and even more if you are using it on other's computers. It creates executable files of the folder name in which it resides and may even corrupt your Hard Disk(s). Here are a few simple ways to protect your USB drive from this virus.

1. You have to create a folder named "Autorun.inf " and make it write protected. This you can do by changing it's properties to 'Read Only' : right-click the folder, go to Properties and check the box 'Read Only', Press Apply and OK.

2. If above trick doesn't work, here is another one (bit lengthy) : create a folder with name Autorun.inf . Compress it with the 'compressed zipped folder' windows utility( Right-click > Send To > Compressed zipped folder). Open the zipped Autorun.inf folder with 'compressed zipped folder' . Go to the file menu and 'Add Password'.Now Extract the folder in another place. The folder thus created will be a 'Write Protected Folder'.

3. Another trick is to use a special program to lock file like FolderMage Pro.Use it to make your Autorun.inf folder Read Only and lock it.