Delete Autorun.inf Virus Manually using just Winrar

Sometimes ever you will not be able to see hidden files even if you have Show hidden files Enabled under Folder Options. well, this are all the wonders of this Autorun.inf virus.
I am going to show you this rare method of removing Autorun.inf manually using just winrar application, not any antivirus or malware programs.
Solution to Remove Autorun.inf Virus
Step 1: First Disable CD/DVD or USB Autorun in windows
Step 2: Open Winrar.exe  (Start–>All Programs–>WinRar–>WinRar.exe)
Step 3: Now Browse to any drive that is infected with Autorun.inf virus using winrar explorer.
Step4: Here you will see all the hidden files under winrar for that particular drive.
Step 5: Look for the file Autorun.inf and open it using notepad.
Step 6: In that Autorun file, some .EXE file will be mentioned that will be executed along with the autorun file. This exe file is the main culprit.

Step 7: Note the exe file mentioned in the Autorun.inf file. Close this Autorun.inf file.
Step 8: Now look for that .Exe file in the drive (Ex: c:/), Delete that .exe file along with Autorun.inf
Step 9: Restart your Operating System. Now your system is free with Autorun.inf Virus.
Note: Repeat the same process if your Usb or Pendrives are infected with Autorun.inf virus.

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Top 20 Tips To Keep Your System Faster

Follow these tips and you will definitely have a much faster and more reliable PC!

  

1. Wallpapers: They slow your whole system down, so if you're willing to compromise, have a basic plain one instead!

2. Drivers: Update your hardware drivers as frequently as possible.  New drivers tend to increase system speed especially in the case of graphics cards, their drivers are updated by the manufacturer very frequently!

3. Minimizing: If you want to use several programs at the same time then minimize those you are not using.  This helps reduce the overload on RAM.

4. Boot Faster: The 'starting Windows 98/XP' message on startup can delay your booting for a couple of seconds.  To get rid of this message go to c:\ and find the file Msdos.sys.  Remove the Read-Only option.  Next, open it in Notepad or any other text editor.  Finally, go to the text 'Options' within the file and make the following changes: Add BootDelay=0.  To make your booting even faster, set add Logo=0 to remove the Windows logo at startup.

5. Restart only Windows: When restarting your PC, hold down Shift to only restart Windows rather than the whole system which will only take a fraction of the time.

6. Turn Off Animations:  Go to Display Settings from the Control Panel and switch to the Effects Tab. Now turn off Show Windows Content While Dragging and Smooth Edges on Screen Fonts.  This tip is also helpful with Windows XP because of the various fade/scroll effects.

7. Faster Start-Menu Access: Go to the Start menu and select Run.  Now type Regedit and hit Enter.  The Registry Editor will appear on the screen.  Now, open the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.  You should see a MenuShowDelay value.  If you don't then do the following: right click on a blank space in the right pane and select New\String.  Change the name in the new value to MenuShowDelay.  Now that we have the MenuShowDelay value, double click on it and enter 0 in the value data field.  This sets the start menu delay to 0 milliseconds.

8. Resolutions: If you are willing to do anything for faster performance from your PC, then try lowering your display resolution.  The lower it is, the faster your PC.

9. Turn off Active Desktop:  Go to your Display Properties and switch to the Web tab.  Uncheck View My Active Desktop As a Web Page.  Since the Active Desktop option under Windows 98 uses a lot of system resources, this option can have a dramatic effect on the speed of the whole system.

10. Defragment Often:  Windows 98's Defrag tool uses Application Acceleration from Intel which means that when you defragment your drive, data is physically arranged on the drive so that applications will load faster.

11. Take your PC to Bed:  Using the Advanced Power Management feature under Windows 98 gives you the option to use the sleep command.  That way, you can send your PC to sleep instead of shutting it down and then restarting it.  It's as simple as pressing a button and then pressing the same button to wake it up.  You can tell Windows after how many minutes/hours of inactivity to automatically sleep the machine in the Advanced Power Management section of the Control Panel.

12. Faster Internet Access: If you use the internet for reference and the sites you visit are rarely  updated then try the following.  In IE (the same can be done in Netscape) go to Tools, Internet Options.  Next, click on Settings... in the Temporary Internet Files  section.  Finally, select Never for the first option and double the amount of storage space to use, click OK!

13. Benchmarking: Benchmarking can be very useful when run frequently.  It can tell you how your PC's components are performing and then compare them to other machines like yours.  For example, when you overclock your PC, you want to know how much more speed you have and whether it is stable.  All this and more can be discovered using benchmarking.  An excellent piece of software for doing this job is SiSoft Sandra which can be found in the Downloads File Archive!

14. Refresh the Taskbar without restarting: If you in some way change the taskbar, either in Regedit or elsewhere, you can refresh the task bar without restarting.  Hold down Ctrl Alt Del, and double click on Explorer.  Say Yes to close Explorer, but no to closing Windows.  This will refresh the Taskbar and system tray.

15. Quick CD Eject: Instead of pushing the button on your drive, right-click your CD drive letter in My Computer and click on Eject.  This will also remove any icons that have become associated with the CD drive.

16. Start Up Programs:  Windows can be slowed down when programs run on start up.  To eliminate this, check your Start up folder.  You can access it from the start menu: Start, Programs, Start Up.  Another way to eliminate programs from loading even before Windows actually starts is by doing the following: Click on Start, then Run.  Type msconfig.  It will take quite a long time for this program to load, but when you finally see it on your screen, explore the different tabs.  They all have to do with how quickly your PC boots, so select what you want, and uncheck what you don't want!

17. Fonts: When Windows starts, it loads every single font in the Fonts folder.  Therefore, the more fonts you have, the slower the booting process.  To get rid of unwanted fonts, simply go to the Fonts folder under c:\windows and remove whatever you don't want.  Fonts that have a red letter 'A' as their icon are system fonts, so don't delete them.

18. Stretching Wallpapers:  Don't "stretch" your wallpaper in Windows 98 since it actually slows Windows down when you drag icons around on the desktop.

19. RAM Matters: If you have less than 32MB then you should seriously think of upgrading it to at least 64MB.  Windows runs much more smoothly with 64MB or higher and tends to use less hard disk space for virtual memory.

20. Partitioning: A very nice little thing you can do to boost system performance.  By partitioning your hard drive, splitting one physical drive into several logical ones, you can gain several advantages.  1. If you get a virus or you accidentally format a drive, not all will be lost.  2. By placing the swap file (Win386.swp) on a separate drive, The swap file will be less fragmented and thus, faster. 3. Place Windows on a separate drive and whenever you need to reinstall it, you rest assured that your data is safe on a separate drive.  Partitioning can be done using a few programs such as FDisk which comes with DOS.  However, FDisk formats everything on the hard disk before partitioning. Alternatively, you can use Partition Magic from Power Quest to partition your hard disk without losing your data.

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USB System Lock

If you're not satisfied with the securities provided by Windows perhaps you might be interested on this software called USB System Lock. This is an open source application which can be downloaded for free. The installer is very small with a size of less than 1 MB.

The installation procedure is straightforward and takes only about a couple of minutes. During the installation you will need to insert the flash drive that you are going to use to open your computer.  It then transfer the key to the flash drive. If you re-start your computer Windows is going to ask for your Windows password (as usual) and after that the USB System Lock will look for the key on the registered flash drive. If you don't have the right key it will display a message to insert the right key. You won't be able to use your computer until you insert the right key.

The way this software works is very much like the key to the door lock. You just have to be extra careful not to lose your flash drive otherwise you might end up re-installing your operating system. However, it has this feature wherein you can create a duplicate key on another flash drive. It's a good idea to have a duplicate key. Just keep it in a safe place.

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The Top 5 Most Common Computer Problems

If уоu hаvе a PC, thеn уou hаve mоѕt lіkely suffеred frоm cоmрutеr рroblemѕ. Most рeoрlе hаvе aссерtеd thаt therе PC wіll еventuаlly crаѕh due to а virus оr some mаssivе еrrоr. Hоwеvеr thiѕ iѕ a mуth. Your PC is built to lаѕt mоre thаn а dесadе. Howеvеr уou must kеep wеll tunеd fоr іt to mаkе its thіrd birthdаy. Nеvеrthеlеѕѕ, mоѕt pеоplе wоuld rаther buy a shinу new PC rathеr thаn sреnd аn hour trуіng tо fіx cоmрutеr рrоblеms оn there 2 yeаr lар tор or dеsktoр. Aftеr аnother two уеаr аfter thеir purсhаse lаck оf mаіntеnanсe wіll cauѕe thеіr new PC to loѕе іts pеrfоrmаnсе ѕреed. Whatѕ next уоu guеsѕ, $3000 Windоws Viѕtа Rеаdу PC. Thіѕ iѕ knоwn аѕ thе сonsumer vісіоus сусlе.

Whу hаve doeѕ уоur cоmрuter hаve prоblemѕ?

Well, thе bіggest рroblеm that yоur соmрuter haѕ іѕ its ownеr. Mоrе than 80% of cоmрutеr рrоblеms ѕtem frоm nеglectіng tо рerform simple maіntеnаnce taѕk ѕuсh as cleaning yоur regiѕtrу, еmрtуing yоur саche fileѕ and uрdatіng ѕоftwаre regulаrlу. If theѕе taѕk а perfоrm dіlіgently. Yоu wоuld bе reаdіng this аrtіclе from a fіve yеаr оld mаchіnе runnіng оn Windоws 98 оpеrаting ѕуstem. So, lets takе а loоk at the top five соmрutеr prоblеms and hоw to аvoіd them.

1. Cоmрutеr has рerfоrmanсe haѕ slоwеd.

Thiѕ іѕ the number one соmрlaіnt from moѕt users. Thеre аre ѕеvеrаl rеаѕоn why this hаs оссurrеd. Howеvеr, moѕt cаn attrіbuted to lаck оf mаіntеnаnce. Fragmеnted dаta, сorruрted rеgiѕtrу, sруwаrе, and load оf unneсeѕѕаrу рrоgrams and ѕеrviсеѕ runnіng can аll eаt awaу аt уour PC ѕpееd аnd рerfоrmancе. Mаnagе уour рrogramѕ аnd сleаning yоur rеgiѕtrу would eаsіly аward yоu а 30% gаin іn рerformаnсe ѕрееd. Chеck out The 4 waуѕ tо sрeed uр my сomрutеr

2. Lockuр, frееzes, and blue ѕсrеenѕ of deаth.

Thіs іѕ a another соmmon соmрutеr problеm. Howеver, this раrtіcular іѕsuе іs а bіt mоrе sеriоuѕ; therefore, іt nееds а fеw diаgnostiс stерs. In mоѕt сasеs thіѕ problemѕ аrе cаuѕеd by ѕруwarе. Tо аvоid thіs рrоblеm uрdаte your antі-sрywаrе рrogrаm dаіlу. Hаving the mоѕt uр tо date ѕіgnаtureѕ wіll helр yоu аvoіd hаvіng a ѕеrіоuѕ ѕpуware рrоblеm. Hоwеver, if уоu havе соncluded thаt уour PC іs ѕрyware frее. You ѕhould uрdatе your hаrdwаre drivеrs. Thе соmрutеr сannоt cоmmunісate wіth vаrіоus hardware сomроnеntѕ without аn up to date drіvеr. When іt cannоt fіnd a drіvеr, thе CPU lосks uр. Alѕо, incrеaѕіng your virtual mеmоry can аlѕо helр tо avoіd freеzеѕ. Vіrtuаl Memоrу will allow tо yоu gеt mоrе use out yоur cоmрuter'ѕ RAM. Chесk the rеѕоurсе box for morе info оn thе subјесt.

3. The соmрutеr spоntаnеouslу rеbооtѕ or turn іtsеlf off.

Thіѕ соmрuter рrоblеm сan bе uѕually attributed tо а hardwarе іsѕue. Uѕuаllу іtѕ the pоwеr ѕuррlу іѕ dуing оr in mоѕt casеѕ а dirtу оr dеfесtіvе сoolіng fan. The сomрutеr trуіng to соol іtself by automаtiсаllу ѕwitсhing оff. Sо, іf уоu feel a bit оf еxtrа hеat comіng out the сomрutеr. Cleаn thе fаn аnd mаkе ѕure it runnіng рrореrlу. If yоur fаn is funсtіоnal, check уour powеr ѕupрly. Alѕo, уou will bе ѕurprіsеd hоw mаny реорle faіl to mаkе ѕure thе сables аrе attaсhed tightlу. This be thе cаuѕe of thiѕ рartіculаr соmputer prоblеm.

4. Strаngе nоіsеs аnd vіbrаtіоnѕ.

Thіѕ іѕ аlmoѕt tоtallу а hаrdwаrе iѕѕuе. Yоu соmputеr iѕ mаde up of thousandѕ of раrtѕ. Itѕ nоt unheard оf that оne оf thеm саn become unhіngеd. Overheаtіng can саuѕe expаnѕіоn of wіrеѕ аnd mеlt ѕоme senѕitіvе. Hіgh рitсh nоiѕes ѕuсh as squеаlіng or whіnіng ѕоunds саn bе сauѕе electroniс cоmроnеntѕ. Whаtevеr thе reаsоn, you соnduсt a ѕmall inveѕtigatiоn. Rеmove thе cаѕe and run thе сomрutеr tо dіѕсоvеr thе origin of thе сomputer problеm. If іts not а ѕimрle mattеr suсh аs a lооѕe wirе оr fаn іѕѕuе, іt mаy bе tіme to сall а сomрutеr tесh.

5. Your hоmе pаge, dеfault sеаrсh engіnе, оr web brоwsеr hаs сhanged іtѕеlf.

Thiѕ iѕ аlѕo known aѕ "hіgh-јасkіng". Spуware hаs bееn іnstаllеd оn yоur соmputеr vіа ѕосiаl nеtwоrkіng оr frоm еmаil lіnk. Thіѕ аction haѕ аllоwеd ѕруwarе tо іnѕtall a јаvа ѕсrірt іntо yоur web brоwѕer. Thе ѕpywаre thеn sends а messаgе to уour brоwѕеr to chаngе уour uѕеr ѕеttіngs. Fоr еxamplе сhange уоur hоmе pаge tо anоthеr web рage.

As уou hаvе dіsсоverеd from reading the artіcle, the most сommon соmputеr рroblеmѕ cаn bе hаndle quitе еasilу by simplе mаіntеnаncе of your PC. Nеt tіme уоu are ѕuffеring frоm cоmputer рroblеmѕ. Takе а fеw mіnuteѕ to run ѕоme diаgnоѕtic teѕt bеfоre rushіng оut to cоmрutеr teсhnісаl cеnter сlаіming your PC іs broken. Whеn all you need to dо was juѕt make surе іt wаѕ pluggеd in.

About the Author : Ron Murphу, а Frеelаnсе wrіter аnd а Intеrnеt Mаrkеtеr whо рrеѕеntlу wrіtеѕ аbout thе Upcoming Verizon Phones. He even blogs at a Green Energy niche site which talks about Home Made Energy

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How To Find Out Who's Connected To Your Computer

Would you like to know if somebody is connected to your computer? There is a dos command called "netstat" that can help you find that out.  Before you do it make sure you close your browser, email client, chat, or any software that connects to the internet.  Here's how you are going to do it:

1. Go to run and type cmd
2. The command prompt will open up, type "netstat -ano" (without the quotation) . You may also use "netstat -ano 10" so that it continously refresh the screen every 10 seconds.  To terminate it just press CTRL + C.
3. Look closely for those that has "established" state.  If you see something that is connected despite that you closed already the programs that connects to the internet chances is somebody is snooping on your computer. Take note of the PID of that program.
4. To stop that program open the Task Manager by pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL simutaneously on your keyboard.
5. Click the "Process" tab. If you don't see there the PID you may click "View" and click "Select Columns" click on PID (Process Identifier) and click OK.
6. Look for the PID of the program you just found from the command prompt. Click on that program and click "End Process".

Alternatively, you may use CurrPorts from Nirsoft to monitor the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your computer.

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