US-CERT Warning

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Many viruses are transferred to computers by removable media such as USB flash drives. As such, it is generally a good rule to be sure Autorun is disabled for these devices. However note the below information.

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a technical cyber-security alert to warn that Microsoft’s guidelines for disabling AutoRun in the Windows operating system “are not fully effective” and argues that this “could be considered a vulnerability.”

The U.S. CERT warning comes on the heels of live malware/worm attacks that take advantage of the Windows AutoRun and AutoPlay features to improve propagation.

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