Free software that prevents viruses infected by autorun (automatic startup) when USB memory is connected to PC is "Bitdefender USB Immunizer"is. Create a dummy autorun.inf file in the USB memory and ...

My first posting on the topic of Autorun/Autoplay, Test your defenses against malicious USB flash drives, described three ways that bad guys trick people into running malicious software that resides ...

After loosing my USB drive for the first time, I'm now a lot more concerned about backing up my files. What I have in mind is for my USB drive to automatically copy its contents to a local hard drive ...

An Autorun.inf file enables the automatic running of CD files on your computer. When you insert a CD/DVD into the drive, this application allows the files to run without manual prompting. They are in ...

Here’s some good news in the ongoing fight against Windows-based malware – it appears that there has been a significant drop in the number of computers being infected by malware which exploits the ...

Here’s some good news for anyone who has been struck by auto-running malware from a USB stick in the past. Microsoft has rolled-out an “important, non-security update” through Windows Update, changing ...

Microsoft has finally decided to push out a Windows update that should stop attempts to exploit AutoRun with a USB stick. AutoRun is a feature of the Windows operating system that fires up any program ...