DISABLING WINDOWS AUTORUN – THERE’S A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY
January 22, 2009 by The Register · Leave a Comment
Redmond’s Downadup protection
After some confusion about exactly how Windows users can protect themselves against a prolific computer worm called Downadup, Microsoft security watchers are once again reiterating the steps for disabling the Autorun feature.
Downadup has managed to infect an estimated 9 million machines at last count using multiple attack vectors. Two of those vectors are USB flash drives and mapped network drives, which are booby-trapped with files that compromise machines that are configured to automatically connect to CD and DVD drives and other types of media.
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