Autorun Eater v2.2

The latest Autorun Eater is here!

Added: Option to scan drives A: & B: manually.

Changed: Minor tweaks to the scanning engine.

Changed: Minor tweaks to program behaviour.

Changed: Improved CPU usage.

[Fixed]: ‘No Disk Error’ when empty removable USB devices are plugged-in(eg. card reader).

You can install the new version over the old version(exit 2.1 first).

If you enjoy using Autorun Eater, please feel free to donate.

MD5 Checksum: 0f9adf9cbf84e1994d382b49b5c909de

[DOWNLOAD AUTORUN EATER V2.2]

CPU Usage Problem Fixed

Sorry for the hiccup to those who have downloaded Autorun Eater 2.1. The CPU usage was quite high as some have noted, thank you for the feedback.

The CPU usage should be much, much lower now. If problem persist, please feel free to send us your feedback. Thank you.

Autorun Eater v2.1

Still using the old Autorun Eater v2.0? Autorun Eater v2.1 is here!

Added: ‘Donate’ option under the tray menu.

Added: ‘Autorun Backup’ option under the tray menu to easily view or delete autorun backup files.

Removed: ‘Start’ and ‘Stop’ option under the tray menu but the ‘Pause’ option remains.

Changed: Minor tweaks to the scanning engine.

Changed: Scan now starts automatically when Autorun Eater is launched.

Changed: Add/Remove to global startup entry option now indicates if startup entry exist or not.

You can install the new version over the old version(exit 2.0 first).

If you enjoy using Autorun Eater, please feel free to donate.

MD5 Checksum: 8d9cf93c64b003f9995d3947ed34bed0

[DOWNLOAD AUTORUN EATER v2.1]

False Positives

Don’t worry, this has nothing to do with Autorun Eater’s performance. Since Autorun Eater 1.0, it has been tagged by a few anti-virus softwares as a malware. But these are of course false positive results.

The following AVs detects Autorun Eater as a malware:

eSafe

7.0.15.0 2007.10.10 suspicious Trojan/Worm

Panda

9.0.0.4 2007.10.13 suspicious file

VBA32

3.12.2.4 2007.10.14 Trojan.Win32.Agent.bop

Webwasher-Gateway

6.0.1 2007.10.13 Worm.Win32.ModifiedUPX.gen!90 (suspicious)

Avast!

Win32:Agent-OBU

I’ve contacted all the tech support of all the affected AVs and they’ve fixed it.

Old McDonald’s Farm would like to assure you that no personal information is collected through this software nor does it contain any spyware, adware or viruses.

Drive A:\(floppy) Scanning Error Fixed

In the latest version of Autorun Eater(v2.0), there were feedbacks stating that there were errors scanning drive A:\ when a floppy wasn’t inserted.

The only way to fix this problem, I guess is to make Autorun Eater skip drive A:\. I did try another way that is to determine if a floppy is present or not but this only caused the drive to become noisy on and off so the former option is probably the best. Furthermore, more and more comps do not have drive A:\ these days.

Pros - No error messages when scan is started

Cons- Users are not protected from suspicious ‘autorun.inf’ file(s) on floppies.

Drives A: and B: can now be manually scanned starting from Autorun Eater v2.2.

Autorun Eater v2.0

Old McDonald’s Farm is proud to announce the release of Autorun Eater v2.0!

Autorun Eater’s main function remains the same but there are a few improvements to the scanning engine as well as some minor changes to the menu options and GUI.

Among the additions and changes are:

Added: 3 optional registry fixes(Task Manager, Regedit & Folder options).

Added: Users are now informed through a message box whenever a suspicious ‘autorun.inf’ file is removed.

Added: Backup copies of suspicious ‘autorun.inf’ file(s) are now created before the original copy is removed for easy recovery.

Added: Status tooltip to get tool info easily without right-clicking on tray icon.

Added: ‘Paused’ notifier that slides in/out from botton-right of screen when ‘Pause’ is activated.

Added: Confirmation message box when user clicks on ‘Delete Log’.

Removed: ‘Keyboard Hotkeys’ label under tray menu options, but ‘Pause’ hotkey still works as usual.

Changed: Improved scanning engine. Now only certain suspicious ‘autorun.inf’ files are removed depending on a few criterias. CD-ROM drives are now left alone because it is impossible to remove any files on a CD/DVD. So this tool will NOT protect you from malicious CDs/DVDs.

Changed: Added drive label to the scan results log file for easier reference.

Changed: ‘About’ window has evolved from a mundane message box to a cooler GUI window with scrolling credits, haha.

Changed: HTML help file converted to CHM format to include more information and improved readability.

Changed: Certain traytips have been edited for uniformity.

With this newer version, it is expected to perform better with the bugs in Autorun Eater v1.0 eliminated. This version is expected to be more effective and user-friendly.

Screenshots:

Minor changes and additions to the tray menu option

New ‘About’ window

Added mouse over tool-tip to get current tool status quickly

‘Paused’ notifier that slides in/out from botton-right of screen when ‘Pause’ is activated

If you would like to submit any suggestions or report any bug(s), please send your emails to:

You can download Autorun Eater v2.0 here:

[DOWNLOAD AUTORUN EATER v2.0]

Note: Please uninstall the old version before installing this version.

Have a nice day!

Autorun Eater v1.0

 

Introducing to you Autorun Eater. Autorun Eater is NOT an anti-virus nor does it pretend to be one. Autorun Eater is meant to work side-by-side with your AV application.

As more and more malwares resort to ‘autorun.inf’ file tactics, there has been a need for such a tool, especially for new users. Of course there are other ways to avoid the ‘autorun.inf’ malware trap such as right-clicking-explore, but how many are actually aware of such a method.

Wouldn’t it be better if it was already deleted even before you access the infected drive?

What are some of the features of Autorun Eater?

1. Scan and remove suspicious ‘autorun.inf’ files found in the root directory of drives, A-Z, in real-time
2. Hotkey enabled to toggle scan
3. Start, Stop or Pause scan
4. Scan priority(normal/high)
5. Scan results are logged
6. Add and remove from startup entry

And most importantly, it’s free!

 

Screenshots:

 

Setup file

 

No fancy GUIs but it works!

 

If you would like to submit any suggestions or report any bug(s), please send your emails to:

[DOWNLOAD AUTORUN EATER v1.0]