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Prevent and remove autorun virus from USB drive, hard disk

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Autorun virus, as the name suggests it uses the Autorun.inf feature in the Windows Os that is used for launching the programs that are stored in the removable media such as DVDs, USB Devices, CD ROMs, as well as Memory Sticks. If there is  autorun.inf virus  in USB drive, each time you insert the removable media and double-click your drives to open it, virus files begin executing and infect your computer: which spreads itself onto the computer by making the multiple copies of the autorun.inf and .exe files on every drive of your computer. When your computer is infected, viruses might clandestinely connect to the malicious web site and install the key logger on your PC. the key logger steal all your private information like usernames, account numbers, social security, passwords, credit card information, as well as other sensitive information. It is thus very important for you to remove the Autorun virus from computer Below is a guide to delete the  autorun.inf virus...

How to create a bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive

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Looking for a quicker way to install Windows 7 than via DVD? Try this. by  Emil Protalinski  -  The USB flash drive has replaced the floppy disk drive as the best storage medium for transferring files, but it also has its uses as a replacement for CDs and DVDs. USB drives tend to be higher in capacity than disc media, but since they are more expensive, they cannot (yet) really be used as a replacement. There are reasons why you would, however, choose a USB device over a DVD disc, and bootable software is definitely one of them. Not only is it faster to copy data such as setup files from a USB drive, but during usage the access times are also significantly faster. Therefore, installing something like Windows 7 will work that much faster from a USB drive than from a DVD (and of course, is particularly useful for the PCs without an optical drive; this isn't something we should just leave for the  pirates  to enjoy). This guide will show you two differen...