82 new confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (1 July 2009)

Singapore has confirmed 82 new cases (701^st cases to 783^rd cases) of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) today, bringing the total tally to 783 confirmed cases.

Tip#2 - Prevent USB drive infection

First let’s look at how these viruses work. All Trojans needs a trigger to activate it. In this case, its the autorun function in Windows.

Ok now we look at how we could prevent you form spreading to others.

Step 1: Remove the current "autorun.inf"(only if the drive is infected) link
Step 2: Create a new folder, named “AUTORUN.INF”
Step 3: You are done, if the folder disappears, means the drive is infected.You will need to remove it here

Q: How it works
A: In order to reduce the spread we must deactivate the trigger or replace the trigger, Autorun.inf.

Q: Why do we use a folder instead of a file?
A: For some odd reason, if you use windows API and replace it, it doesn't work. This is also the same when you use command prompt to copy the folder. This will prevent some variants from infecting the usb drive.

Tips #1 - Remove USB Drive Virus

There is a lot of viruses that spread though the usb drives recently in our school or maybe around us. There is no surefire way of preventing it from infecting the computer. But there are ways to lower your chance of getting it and spreading it to others.

How to remove it
1. Open Run
2. Type "cmd", a black screen should appear, this is called the command prompt.
3. Key in "ATTRIB -A -H -S -R f:\autorun.inf" , replace the "f" letter with your removable drive(USB drive)letter. Press Enter
4. Key in "DEL /Q g:\autorun.inf". Press Enter
5. Follow Tip 2

Note : This only removes the trigger, it doesn't remove the virus