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[News] Microsoft Admits AutoRun Was a Mistake (and Why GNU/Linux Got it Right)

  • Subject: [News] Microsoft Admits AutoRun Was a Mistake (and Why GNU/Linux Got it Right)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:19:21 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Microsoft purges AutoRun from older Windows

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| Microsoft has finally removed a function from earlier versions of 
| its Windows operating system that has been widely abused by 
| miscreants to surreptitiously install malware on users' computers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/14/more_microsoft_autorun_fixes/


Related:

Bots rule in cyberspace

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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
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