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  • Changes in Windows to Meet Changes in Threat Landscape (disable autorun, duh)

    04/29/2009 6:16:20 AM PDT · by palmer · 12 replies · 511+ views
    Microsoft ^ | Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:37 AM | MSRCTEAM
    Changes in Windows to Meet Changes in Threat Landscape Customers have heard us say over the years that the threat environment is an ever-evolving one. That means that one of our jobs in working to keep customers safe is to continually monitor the threat environment and make changes to adapt to it. Today, we're announcing modifications in Windows that adapts to recent changes in the threat environment. Specifically, wee announcing changes to the behavior in AutoPlay so that it will no longer enable an AutoRun task for devices that are not removable optical media (CD/DVD.). However, the AutoRun task will...
  • Windows worm trickery for Vista

    01/21/2009 6:56:41 AM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 21 replies · 884+ views
    BBC ^ | Wednesday, 21 January 2009 11:33 GMT, | BBC Staff
    The Conficker virus has opened a new can of worms for security experts. Drives such as USB sticks infected with the virus trick users into installing the worm, according to researchers. The "Autoplay" function in Vista and early versions of Windows 7 automatically searches for programs on removable drives.