tired of Autorun malware | use Microsoft's latest update

tired of Autorun malware | use Microsoft's latest update

AutoRun is the feature which automatically parses autorun.inf files found on removable media devices, such as USB memory sticks, external HDDs, and other removale storage media.
Microsoft has released an optional software update yesterday to restricts the AutoRun functionality on older Windows operating systems, therefore blocking a common malware propagation vector. This is very helpful in protecting your system from this type of autorun malwares.


For many years security experts have tried to fight against it, because it poses more security risks than usability benefits and is constantly abused by malware.
Microsoft recognized the dangers and limited it's functionality by default in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
However, for older versions of Windows, such as XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008, the company only provided a fix that needed to be manually downloaded and installed.
That changed yesterday, when KB971029 was released as optional through Windows Update.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029