So I just decided not to use Internet Expirier anymore and thought of blogging about this matter. And ran wordpress using IE and was even telling me to browsehappily and safely.

Browse Happy says “Internet Explorer can make your computer unsafe. Why not switch to a browser that’s more secure?”
So Just switch to firefox!
Note: If you Love Firefox and are in Maldives, why dont you join the open source fans community to celebrate the launch of Firefox 3 in Maldives.

Sharedzilla is one of the best file hosting service available on the internet. I am am sure its better than rapidshare. You can have free direct downloads from sharedzilla.com.

There are lots of other searche engines (even for sharedzilla) available out there. But none of them works better than this one. Check the SearchShared.com. Its just using google to index the results, which very much doesn’t work for sharedzilla.

www.ooopx.info/sharedzilla

So in this tutorial i am going to explain you how to clean the virus manually and how to disable auto-running these malicious viruses when you double click on the icon of the drive.

A. Cleaning the Virus Manually.

First thing you will need to do is to open up Task Manager and close all process run by your user accounts, except explorer.exe and your browser. (if firefox its firefox.ex and in IE IEXPLORER.EXE)

Then Run (Start Menu > Run) “msconfig”. Move to startup tab disable all unknown files in the startup. If not sure click “Disable All”. Exit but donot restart,

I am on Windows Xp Professional with Service pack two and I have got a USB Hard Disk infected with an autorun monster which we are going to find out and clean.

This doesn’t look suspicious. Cox’ there ain’t any Autoplay option even in the right-click menu. But when i select open, opens in a new window. My settings are not configured that way. That makes me very suspicious about this.

So lets check out.

Step – 1

Run “regedit” (Start menu / Run)

Regedit will look something like this when its all collapsed.

Step – 2

Go to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden\SHOWALL

This is how its gonna look when you are in the directory i mentioned. The yellow colored highlighted are the values which we are going to alter.

Step – 3

Double Click on the “CheckedValue”. A small window will open, change its value to “1″.

Click ok.

Now Double click on the “DefaultValue” and change its value to “2″. click ok.

Step – 4

Close the regedit and run “taskmgr” (open task manager) and move to the process tab. End the “explorer.exe” process.

Go to file menu and “New Task” type “explorer” on the box and hit enter. Make sure you do this step before proceeding to step 5.

Step – 5

Now Its time to delete the problematic files. Right Click on the “Start” Menu and “explore”.

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View

– Select the radio button ” Show Hidden Files and Folders”.

– Unmark the check box saying “Hide Protected Operating System files (Recomended)”.

Your Screen should look like this in the folder option window. Click Apply and Close it.

Now you will be able to see the malicious files in the drive which causes you the autorun problem. Usually the virus files will be hidden, so they looks in kinda faded color than other icons and files in the folder.

Go to the Drive which you are cleaning. Check the files your self. In my case i have found 3 hidden DOS files and one INF (Autorun.INF) File.

Autorun.INF file is the file which tells which file to be executed when an “open” or “autoplay” command is given.

Just delete these 4 files (in my case, you might have less or more files. you can open the autorun.inf file in notepad and check which are the exact files to be deleted.)

Note: Once you have run the autorun file, the DOS scripts will automatically copy these files to all other drives and Storage medias in your computer system. So Check all your drives and clean the files.

NOTE: WHILE CLEANING C DRIVE (OR THE WINDOWS DRIVE) DONOT DELETE ANY FILE OTHER THAN AUTORUN.INF UNLESS YOU KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR ARE DOING.

Step – 6

Reboot your computer.

Its not so easy to do this when ever you get infected by this kind of viruses. So why to ever autorun?

The part B of this tutorial will explain you how to disable the autorun files for ever.

B. Permanently Disable the Autorun.

Step – 1

Run “gpedit.msc” (Start > Run)

Open “Administrative Templates” select “System”

On the right hand side you will see a list of available settings. Find the one called “Turn off Autoplay”.

Enable it and Select “All Drives” from drop down box. Apply it and you are ready to go.

Now you should be safe from autoplay monsters.

Flickr is turning 4 on the 15th of this month and thus Maldives celebrates it!Meet up for a chit chat.. or grab a piece from our anniversary cake . 

So, Who wants to grab a free drink?

Meet up for a chit chat.. or grab a piece from our anniversary cake . Where?

- Gather up to meet and introduce each other.
- A massive cake decorated with the flickr turns 4.
- Users leaves with a group photo and a piece from the lovely cake
-  .. the rest… is a surprise..

How can u contribute

Time is short. And we want your support. Find us how you can help us by contacting us. Bloggers! Support us to spread the word.

Publish a badge on your website/blog:

<a href='http://www.flickr.com/groups/flickrturns4/discuss/72157604095721278/' title='Maldives celebrates flickr 4'><img src='http://maldives.net.mv/flickr/flickr_4_blog.gif' border='0'></a>

* = Limited

Contact Information

Tel: 7730740 – Millzero
7785878  – Nattu

Official event link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/flickrturns4/discuss/72157604095721278/

The very first thing i came to notice was that why a politician needs to meet bunch of kids like us? and of course Dr Hassan Saeed explained that very well. We are the most valuable, most vulnerable assets of the country.

We had a little 2 hours discussion about Dr. Hassan Saeed’s manifesto and as we questioned he and Dr.Shaheed answered and explained more about the points in the manifesto. I was really surprised by how much they have planned for our future in cases of economy, education, housing and urban planing and in every single bit. I was really satisfied by the way they answered us. I felt like my mind just exploded something new. Understanding how much they have sacrificed for this country and are willing to made me feel really greatful for them.

What these doctorates were asking us was not to support them or campaign them. To have an open mid towards the politics.
“..there are two ways to approach this. either to support or to attack this..” Dr. Shaheed.

Dr.Shaheed explained why he joined the government and how he has served to the country in bringing up an individual Human Rights Commission in Maldives and other petitions which he made Mr.Golhaaboa to sign while answering the last question.

So my fellow youths. Please donot just ignore politics. You dont have to be active in politics. But please gain knowledge about how these leaders are going to contribute to our country. Chose wisely to the person you think is the best and who can lead this country out of this critical situation. Voting is a right you have under the Maldivian Law. So tick your vote wisely.

- www.maldives.net.mv/directory

MWD (MWD) is a project showcasing all the websites and blogs of Maldives in a categorized and a simplified way. There are more than 120 websites  added within the very first weeks of the launch.

“This web application will compile the largest online web directory of Maldives ranging from personal blogs to corporate or governments face on the internet. All listings are distributed to categories and at the time rated by visits from users. Browsing by color is a grand feature in this version while user based rating, recommendations and more advanced features are scheduled for the next version. Submit your links or sites you come across while browsing to enrich our database. Website submissions by user will be moderated by our administrators and published within a short duration.” – MWD Blog

Introduction video.

This is not a comedy video but it will show you the talents of Maldivian actors like Professore Labeeb . Watch this video and tell me weather this is worth broadcasting on Television or not.

So enjoy the uTube Channel from Mr.Blogged.

1. Gmail users must read!

There have been a Gmail security exploits late last November, which leads to serious damages to some gmail users. This issue has been fixed but you might still be infected so follow me.

Bug: Some Hackers were able to add email forwarders to victims account by CSSS ( Cross Side Scripting).

>> Read more about this issue >> Read a victims story

Are you a victim ?

The great thing about this small issue is that victims donot easily noticed. Even you might be so please check your Gmail accounts filters and check weather there are any forwarders to unknown email addresses.

HELP!!?

1. Go and sign into your Gmail account.
2. Click on Settings from the top right hand corner of the window.
3. Click on the “Filters” tab.
4. Look for any filter which says something like “Do this: Forward to dontlive@windowslive.com“. If you find any suspicions or unknown forwarder please delete it immediately.

2. How to hack any email address!

Seems interesting haa ?. Watch this amazing video and try it. Sometimes it really works.

Anyways, I am back on MvBlogs as a Proud Maldivian Blogger with the great help and support from MvBlogs. I really appreciate the technical support given to me personally by “a maintainer”.

I am

BACK ON

mvblogosphere

and merry christmas to all!