Today got a call from a friend and was told that her computer might be virus infection since a new anti-virus software always prompted up and warned her everything. And this new anti-virus is named “XP Internet Security 2010″, but she said she never installed it before. Now she was scared since too many viruses found on her computer according to the ‘XP Internet Security 2010″ application warned. Based on what she said, I could tell she got a new malware infected instead of a lot of viruses.
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I was asked to secure one of my friends’ small business network by limiting all USB storage devices. I started with the Microsoft Support article (How can I prevent users from connecting to a USB storage device?), and the following is what I tested and worked for a stand-alone Windows XP machine:
To disable the access to USB port, in windows XP and 2000, follow the steps below
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate, and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
4. In the right pane, double-click Start.
5. In the Value data box, type 4, click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.
6. Quit Registry Editor.
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