Nothing beats a USB port for convenience, whether you want to quickly transport a couple gigabytes of files for work, refresh the lineup on your MP3 player, or view the pictures from your recent trip ...

As malware authors and attackers have continued to employ the Windows AutoRun functionality to help spread their malicious creations–culminating famously in the Stuxnet worm–Microsoft has been making ...

In direct response to Conficker and an increased wave of malware attacks targeting the dangerous Windows AutoRun mechanism, Microsoft today announced significant changes to the way the operating ...

In every system designed by man, there is always a balance between features, usability and security. While designing pretty, easy to use and secure systems is possible, quite often this is not what ...

Antivirus vendors are warning customers of a spreading malware that can infect computers through a well-known bug in the Windows AutoRun software used to automatically launch programs on a DVD or USB ...

In response to the recent Conficker outbreak, Microsoft has made some changes in the AutoRun functionality in Windows 7. The main purpose of Autorun is to provide a software response to hardware ...

As an incident responder and forensic investigator, there's a truth we expect malware to always follow: Persistence is a must to survive. OK, exceptions exist. But the general rule of thumb is that ...

The latest patch turns off the AutoRun feature for Vista and XP. Well if your sticking with the Windows Vista or XP software you might have noticed your AutoRun feature turned off from the latest ...

Many people are confused about Windows Autorun and Autoplay, including otherwise competent techies. You may be confused and not even realize it. I was. In the good old days, neither Autorun nor ...

Microsoft today credited a February security update for lowering AutoRun-abusing malware infection rates on Windows XP and Vista by as much as 82% since the start of the year. Four months ago, ...