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I have a mobile Internet stick that is connected through the USB. The annoying part is that the connection program automatically launches when I plug it in.

I prefer to connect to the Internet using the Network Preferences, look for the USB modem device, then click Connect. Well, of course, I already have the modem device icon up in the menu bar, so there's no need to open any additional windows.

How do I disable autorun when I plug in a USB?

Bonus points if I could disable autorun for this particular USB stick.

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It's probably because your connection program runs in background. Try quitting it. – Matthieu Riegler Jan 13 at 13:34
@MatthieuRiegler, do you mean it's running in the background even before I plug in the USB? (it probably installed some app the first time I used it) – Kit Jan 14 at 0:40
Yep, that's my presumption. – Matthieu Riegler Jan 14 at 17:55

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