Protecting flash drive from virus.

When we have to use public computer sometimes we often sulky because when we finish using it, our flash drive is full with virus, worm or other malware. There is an easy way to overcome this matter.

Yesterday when I surfing at a site, I see an article concerning to this problem. The article advise that is a function in registry to protect flash disk. The principle same as protect our hard drive. Actually if our flash drive own a knob for locking flash drive to become write protect, this thing is not a problem. But how with flash drive which don't have the knob? Of course this will become a problem .

For protecting flash drive, we open a value in registry at the following address :

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies"

With dword value" WriteProtect". We remain to change value found on dword value" WriteProtect" to become 1 .

If the registry editor is protected, we can make a program functioning to alter value registry with Batch Programming.

All we need is a text editor like notepad. Then typed the code below :

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@echo off
echo Visit my blog for more news and tutorial
echo www.bugtrax.blogspot.com

reg add "hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies" /v WriteProtect /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
echo Your registry has been change!!
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Then Save As Type : All Files with any name you like.You can upload this program, then when you will using your flash drive in public computer, you can download this program and use it before you use the flash drive.

Restore Task Manager, regedit and folder option

When your computer attack by virus, worm or another malicious program. They will change your computer setting. And usually we can find the change in regedit, task manager and folder option. The virus will disable them to avoid you to stop the life of the virus or another malicious program. In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable them.
First, you need a text editor, you can use notepad, textpad or your favorite text editor and then copy this text and paste it to your text editor.

*addicts Registry Modifier, bugtrax.blogspot.com

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoFolderOptions"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoFind"=dword: 00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRun"=dword: 00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoViewContextMenu"=dword: 00000000

After you finish copy and paste this text, now save this text with your text editor, choose File à Save as
In the Save as Type column, choose All Files. In the File Name column, type whatever you want but end it with .reg
For example, regedit.reg.

Now if you having trouble with Task Manager, Regedit , folder option Find and Run menu. You can double click at this file, and if a confirmation box appear, you must choose Yes. Now the change will be back like the first time before the virus attack your computer.

Recover the XP Administrator password

The most Important that you have the CD of Windows XP. Following the ways…

1. Turn on your Computer, set the booting firstly through CD rom. need attention here, The CD of Windows XP that you have must be bootable. If not it is useless.

2. Time to display Welcome to Setup, depress Enter to Setup Windows XP Now…
3. Continue to depress F8 countenance with the Lisence Agreement….

4. Continue at display Setup, depress R for strarting Repair.

5. Let the Repair walked.
6. After done, your computer will reboot.

7. When Reboot, don't depress key something so that don't repeat Setup Windows XP again..
8. This one must take care of looked to be Installing Device bars advanceses, depress Shift + F10. This is the weakness..a Console will be open ( Console is same with is in Run-CMD).

9. Then in Console type NUSRMGR.CPL then depress Enter. This will take you to Control Panel.
10. Choose User Account, you can modify your User Account, you can delete it or Create the new ones or can modify the old password.

10. If you want to login without being asked for password. Please type control userpasswords2 at Console then choose log on without being asked for password..

11. After done..close the Command Box and continue Repairing (You must have the CD Key).

12. After the Repair done..you’re accessible with your new password or account..

I tested the above on Windows XP Pro with and without SP1 and also used this method in a real situation where someone could not remember their password and it worked like a charm to fix the problem.