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Let me be the first to say: FINALLY Autorun was an annoyance at best and a security hole at worst. I'm glad they've finally decided to do away with it. I do
by misterbwong 16y ago
Let me be the first to say: FINALLY
Autorun was an annoyance at best and a security hole at worst. I'm glad they've finally decided to do away with it. I do wonder why they didn't decide to do this across all media, though.
FTA: As we've pointed out before, the changes to Autorun still don't go far enough. CDs and DVDs by default still automatically execute code when inserted. Adam Shostack, a program manager for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, said here that Microsoft has yet to see in-the-wild attacks that exploit Autorun on “shiny media.”
- taylorbuley 16y agoI was thinking about editing the "finally" out of the headline per HN style but I figured it wasn't that much editorial spin to be glad this thing is moribund.
- pasbesoin 16y agoSo, this is partially obviated, now, but FWIW: Article ID: 967715 - Last Review: September 9, 2010 - Revision: 6.2 How to disable the Autorun functionality in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715
- yuhong 16y agoYep, there is a difference between Autorun on media that is instantly writable and those that has to be specifically burned.