INF file is a configuration file that is normally located in the root directory of removable media and contains, among other things, a reference to the icon that will be shown associated to the removable drive or volume, a description of its content and also the possibility to define a program which should be executed automatically when the unit is mounted.
The problem is that this feature, widely critizised by the security community, is used by malware in order to spread by infecting as soon as a new drive is inserted in a computer. INF file so that Windows opens the malicious file silently as soon as the drive is mounted.
Due to the large amount of malware-related problems associated with Microsoft AutoRun we have created a free utility for our user community called Panda USB Vaccine. This is a really helpful feature as there is no user friendly and easy way of completely disabling AutoRun on a Windows PC.
INF file in order to prevent malware infections from spreading automatically. INF file, preventing it from being read, created, deleted or modified. Once applied it effectivelly disables Windows from automatically executing any malicious file that might be stored in that particular USB drive.
Also keep in mind that USB drives that have been vaccinated cannot be reversed except with a format. Feedback is always welcomed. Click on the download button below to start downloading. For advanced users who wish to run Panda USB Vaccine automatically at boot to notify every time a new USB device is mounted on the system or to perform network-wide computer vaccinations via login scripts or other distribution methods, Panda USB Vaccine can be operated via command-line.
Its input parameters are the following:. To vaccinate computer and prompt for vaccinating every new drive without showing a tray icon, use USBVaccine. However if you do this under Vista, UAC will block it from running at Startup as it requires admin priviledges. Panda Security specializes in the development of endpoint security products and is part of the WatchGuard portfolio of IT security solutions.
Initially focused on the development of antivirus software, the company has since expanded its line of business to advanced cyber-security services with technology for preventing cyber-crime. Does this require installation or is it a standalone app? Can the computer autorun vaccination be reversed? What would you think about this? We do have an internal version with NTFS support and will release this as soon as its ready.
Thanks for the reply. Perhaps an installer with the option to run as a standalone or as an auto start. One other question, you mention the USB drive is permanently changed. What about the PC itself? Will take your suggestion into consideration bob. Regarding Computer Vaccination PC itself it can be reversed without a problem.
I have only a short question: why doesn't Panda and its own products collaborate with the Virus Bulletin tests? I think it would be a very useful second opinion to the users. What is done to the USB drive itself that prevents this from being reversed? Alex, there are a variety of reasons why we don't participate in VB tests. From our perspective in order to give a good judgement of a product's ability to protect users you need to evaluate it as a whole, not only parts of it.
Modern anti-malware products incorporate many protection technologies but some people like you seem to think that AV is stuck since 15 years ago where there were only static signatures. There are other independent tests which we do participate in for many many years:. Step 2. Copy the following text from this page and paste it into your text editor everything between the square brackets should be all on one line :.
Step 4. Right-click your. Confirm any warning prompts to add the information to the Registry. Ok, perhaps you should re-word that section. Perhaps something like…. Solaris, your procedure is exactly right for "Computer Vaccination" so that Windows will not know how to parse autorun. There's a variety of utils out there that do the same. However that's not enough for vaccinating individual USB drives. Jim, thanks for the link. I could not run repair and had no restore point so I ended up rebuilding.
Is your program compatible with the above and can it be run after Flash Disinfector has been run? Will it vaccinate the USB drives using a different compatible method for for added protection? Hope you add that as well. I currently install Autorun Eater v2. Kharmin, you might be experiencing a different problem.
I'll have our support people contact you. Otherwise please get in touch with them and let me know if it's been fixed. Mahtab, can you give more details on the model of the device so we can check this out. Thanks for the comment. You could manually delete the autorun. The safest way is to disable its autorun. What changes does it perform on the USB drive? How does it perform the changes? Also can you please add functionality to prevent access to files other than autorun. But in order to prevent potential abuse by malware authors of the technique we use in the USB Vaccine, we will not release this information yet.
Paulo, yes a special autorun. Could you explain "how-it-works" how non resident software could prevent read "autorun" files? Very interesting tool, Except it creates an autorunf. In a firm, When you have vaccinated drives, how do you recognised a vaccined drive from a drive containing a virus?
I'd recommend it if you file created on the usb drive was immune. INF instead of autorun. Flash desinfector has been out since ages, but has never improve by putting another file than autorun. We, users and IT technical service would like a shield "around" our usb key, and not a kind of "none" infected autorun that stops infected autorun to put themselves on the drive. Rav is not fiable? Oops, forgot to enable Java.
Hi, This is a good tool. And I suggest that may can release. Paulo Ravaino An unreadable and unwriteable autorun. Just to be sure, you should perform a scan in your USB drive. Can I suggest another commandline parameter to hide the prompt for vaccination so drives are always vaccinated please. INF already exists, for example created with the following command line:.
When I vaccinated it, the autorun. Many thanks for the feedback and suggestions received so far. So far we have:. MSI package for integration into AD. Thanks a lot for a most valuable initiative and carrying out. I cannot clear the file autorun. I select the option to eliminate but it does not allow it to me.
For the moment, in order to stop virus spreading, my firm has stopped any autorun. Well my usb pen is not shown maybe it does not work without admin rights? If I use the command line options to vacine the drive I get a blue screen. I think it is a real shame! Any other solution? But what happens then on this CDFS partition!? Killer22, you cannot delete the autorun. If you want to keep it vaccinated you should not try to delete it.
If you want to reverse vaccination, backup the data in the drive and then format the USB drive. If you disabled autorun. Bharat Balegere, This is an interesting idea, thank you. However I think it is more oriented to a different type of tool.
Good news! In this little app i see that autorun is still disabled, but practically it is not! A different type of tool ,maybe a command line tool to prevent access to files other than autorun. When USBVacine is run in resident mode it needs to click [yes] in dialog window to close the application before the comuter may shut down. Muito bom, baixei, instalei e ja estou usando. How does it make the autorun. I was hit by chiKie. I would reformat the drive but I am a missionary and out of the country for a while.
The only thing I was able to do was quarantine the folder chiCkie. Any suggestions?? So, how I can use this panda to vaccine my usb flashdisk? Lol, i just plug my usb drive at an internet cafe near my house, and the computer repeatedly tell me that he cant write autorun.
Thank you so much for this usefull tool, finally i can forget about getting a virus from my usb drive. I have Vista Greek with SP1. It gave me and error message. So I went to another machine XP and tried again. It work fine and vaccined the USB drives. I even tried to delete autorun. Then I came back to my Vista pc and rerun the prog, and it correctly shown that the usb drive was vaccinized.
So I imagine that something changed to the pc and has nothing to do with the usb drives. I tried to delete my files from my usb drives from other pc and it works fine!!! I can upload screenshots or videos if you want. Your advice is more than appreciated. Please help!!! I have great problem after using this tool on a laptop, while a cd with autorun of Linksys, for installation wireless adapter is denied to startup his setup.
I have used your sw to vaccinate a USB pen drive. Well, I want to see the new autorun. Then I could see the content of the file, using Linux. Well, after that, I used the pen drive in a laptop under Windows XP. I had vaccinate the pen-drive again.
If possible a resident scanner to delete autorun. Hi — I have found this software very usefull — when is the next version out the will work with removeble hard drives etc? Just a heads-up. You could create the list of the most widespread virus files? Or the connected module for loading of the list of files???????. FCB Autorun. INF comment.
After starting the vaccination, the program stops responding. Is there a remedy? Need help urgently!!! Please help. How Can I Do this? One thing that I noticed which possibly can be improved, is that on one WinXP laptop that I put this on, when I tell the computer to Shut Down it hangs up because a popup appears asking if I really want to close the program because it is in resident mode , then Windows waits for 30 seconds and just prompts me to End Program or not and does not automatically close as part of the Shut Down sequence.
But — the program is a genius one otherwise and I am glad you came up with it! I am still using it and telling others to use it because it has already slowed down viruses here! Can we install in Memory Cards Mobile memory chips. Please advise. How to remove vaccination from usb… Open your USB drive using winhex disk tool… When you open it winhex detect an error at offset xxxxx. Enjoy…you must delete autorun. A friend of mine has one of this USB virus in his mp3 player.
How can i fix that without formating the USB? You want some other autorun. No problem! Burn a CD with Ubunto 9. You are done! The files are somehow given the default priveleges after being unmounted and inserted back into a Windoze one.
You should have a look at this. A virus with admin privileges can easily undo that just no one does as of now, because the tool is still too unknown.
I tried it with tiny hexer and could write to the file again. I tried all this with a disk editor, and the result was an autorundisabled file which was hidden and inaccessible, but which was still found when explicitly searching for AUTORUN. INF for that same reason. INF will still find this file, but a tool which reads through the directory list like Explorer will only find the autorundisabled file.
Pedro Bustamante: Thanks for useful program! Then, my PenDrive has died, and i could not even format it. Did it happen because of a hardware problem or because of this software was the cause of the problem? Because i am getting a new one, of the same model, and now I want to know if there is a risk to use it.
Is there a particular reason for this?? All I know is that the autorun. I just have a concern.. Tokidoki18, try backing up your data and then re-formating the USB stick. Are you then able to vaccinate it? Other infected computers can still copy infected. Delete is possible within Win Delete is possible within Linux Knoppix on CD. Hi from Ukraine! And what about NTFS? Am I wrong?
Explane, please! Quisiera saber si hay un parche o una version actualizada que solucione dicho inconveniente. You can edit, if needed, as you like. How about a portable version in addition to the installer.
The installer is nice, but I like to keep a portable version also. Thanks for the utility. It still present. Who can give me solution. I mean any process of USBvaccine is not running, no vaccinate any drive. Also, I think if there would be a easy way icon?
INF is always created, even the pendrive is empty reformatted. It could prevent some errors in the newer version. When I opened usbvaccine 1. In older version 1. That makes it hard to fix it I have to backup data and reformat. The culprit behind almost all viruses is the annoying autorun feature of windows. But hopefully, I can do that in windows as well! Great Utility. Panda runs quiet and very lite on resources. MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History takes you on an exciting journey to the world's greatest battles and campaigns over the last 5, years, from ancient warfare through modern battles.
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