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 ...

At first, Windows AutoRun seemed like a very good idea. Just connect a removable drive, and as long as it’s configured correctly, a program is automatically launched to help process your files (or ...

SPYRUS announced the Hydra Privacy Card (Hydra PC) family of USB encrypting devices is immune from USB autorun malware attacks. Hydra PC, which utilizes the most ...

Windows only: Panda USB Vaccine disables autorun on your PC to protect you from being infected, but also protects your USB drives from spreading viruses when you use them in another PC. Using the tool ...

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 ...

Antivirus vendors are warning customers of a spreading malware that can infect computers through a well-known bug in the Windows AutoRun software used to automatically launch programs on a DVD or USB ...

A security researcher has demonstrated an USB device-based attack against Linux systems that is similar in concept to the Windows LNK exploit. Jon Larimer, a senior researcher with IBM's X-Force ...