Could this be the Death of the Autorun?

In this day and age with computers playing such a huge role in most peoples daily life, keeping your PC free from Viruses and Trojans should be high up on your priority list – it is for Microsoft.

Certain viruses use the autorun feature on a USB to implant themselves onto your PC which is why we are seeing more and more schools and government bodies banning this type of reusable media. The viruses that multiply through USB sticks use the autorun function of USB as it does not require any user confirmation and runs secretly in the background, unlike a CD or DVD.

Microsoft have recognised this problem and their newest product to come to market, Windows 7, will already have autoruns disabled and future updates to Windows XP and Vista will have the same result.

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By James Thomas