Prevent virus spread via Flash Disk / Pen drive

With the use of flash is that it is common everywhere, becoming one of the reasons the proliferation of viruses, especially the local virus. This is seen since the heyday Brontok virus. Until today, I often see nearly every computer / laptop in the office friends affected by the virus, which sometimes they do not realize. In addition to constantly updated antivirus should at least once a week, there are actually very useful tips to prevent infectious virus from media such as flash without us realizing it. Here are the steps:

   1. Open the Registry Editor, by clicking Start Menu> Run and type regedit and click OK
   2. Search Location: KEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
   3. Create a new key (Right click> New> DWORD Value) give name: NoDriveAutoRun
   4. Double-click to fill the value (data). Select Base: Decimal Value data and input the value 67108863
   5. If necessary, can also add the same value in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
   6. Computer Restart

With the addition of these settings, so when we install flash, windows will not automatically run the autorun program in flash. For more details, these articles can be searched / read in the tutorial Windows Registry Guides.

Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer]
Name: NoDriveAutoRun
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: 32-bit bitmask

How to remove Lugunay or Yagnuul virus

Lugunay virus is one of the viruses that attack Windows XP. This virus has a low level of damage. Lugunay virus attack files with xls extention (Microsoft Excel Files) by infecting files excel using macros. Lugunay virus usually infects computers that do not have anti-virus or have anti-virus but not updated. The effects of these viruses is, if we send the excel file that had been infected with the virus lugunay to the computer that has the antivirus updates, then sent the excel file can not be opened because it will be directly in the block by anti-virus updates.

Lugunay virus is spread through various media, including through a USB pen drive, file sharing, email, and others. If we open a file that has been infected by the virus lugunay, then all the excel files are opened by us will be infected by the virus lugunay participate.

Here's how to remove viruses lugunay using Symantec anti-virus. The steps are:
1. install Symantec anti-virus and make sure its virus definition has updated, at least with the update last week. Updates can be downloaded from www.symantec.com
2. Close all programs currently running, turn off system restore and do a full scan of all hard drive.
3. At the time of scanning for viruses, and Symantec will detect all the excel files on computers that have been infected by the virus lugunay and the file will be corrected by Symantec.
4. Wait until the scanning process is complete and your computer is free from viruses lugunay.
5. If after the scanning process there are several files that can not be repaired then it should be repeated in scanning mode is safe mode.

To prevent your computer is infected again by the virus also lugunay or other viruses, so always update your antivirus.