After Cert Warning, Microsoft Delivers Autorun Fix


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After CERT warning, Microsoft delivers AutoRun fix

Some users will get a fix for a bug in the Windows AutoRun software

By Robert McMillan "February 24, 2009 (IDG News Service)

Microsoft is pushing out a software update to some Windows users that fixes a bug in the Windows AutoRun software, used to automatically launch programs when DVDs or USB devices are introduced to the PC.

The bug fix, delivered through Microsoft's standard automatic update systems, comes one month after the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a security alert warning that Windows did not properly disable AutoRun on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003.

"Disabling AutoRun on Microsoft Windows systems can help prevent the spread of malicious code," CERT said in its advisory. "However, Microsoft's guidelines for disabling AutoRun are not fully effective, which could be considered a vulnerability."

ComputerWorld for details: http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...;intsrc=hm_list

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