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Old October 26th, 2012, 07:16 AM
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Default App guard say autorun.inf is lurking in my flash drive.

AppGuard alerts me that my flash drive has a 'thing' called autorun.inf embedded and often tries to activate. How does one go about removing it? KIS 2013 never mentions it.

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10/26/12 20:42:18 Prevented access to <h:\autorun.inf>.
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Old October 26th, 2012, 11:32 AM
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AppGuard alerts me that my flash drive has a 'thing' called autorun.inf embedded and often tries to activate. How does one go about removing it? KIS 2013 never mentions it.
For security reasons, AppGuard is preventing any application located on a removable USB device from automatically running when you plug in the device. It's nothing to worry about - just ignore the alert.
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Old October 28th, 2012, 01:20 AM
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I don't know man... autorun.inf on a USB. I'd be very careful. Unless you use a USB immunizer like BitDefender or Panda then I wouldn't worry about it.
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Old October 28th, 2012, 02:33 AM
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I don't know man... autorun.inf on a USB. I'd be very careful. Unless you use a USB immunizer like BitDefender or Panda then I wouldn't worry about it.
AppGuard automatically prevents USB launches, which is why there is no need for concern. The AppGuard alert is simply a confirmation to the user that the autorun has already been blocked. It can be ignored because there is no need to do anything about it - the alert is solely for information.
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Old October 29th, 2012, 12:55 PM
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Edit : Please delete my post. Sorry

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