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AutoRun changes in Windows 7 - TechAmok
AutoRun changes in Windows 7 - [software] 10:21 AM EDT - Apr,29 2009 - post a comment The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have revealed some AutoRun changes for Windows 7.
Currently Conficker and other malware is taking advantage of the
AutoRun functionality as a spreading mechanism. AutoRun is used to
start some programs automatically when a CD or another media is
inserted into a computer. The main purpose of AutoRun is to provide a
software response to hardware actions that a user starts on a computer.
In order to help prevent malware from spreading (such as Conficker)
using the AutoRun mechanism, the Windows 7 engineering team made two
important changes to the product:
AutoPlay will no longer support the AutoRun functionality for
non-optical removable media. In other words, AutoPlay will still work
for CD/DVDs but it will no longer work for USB drives. For example, if
an infected USB drive is inserted on a machine then the AutoRun task
will not be displayed. This will block the increasing social engineer
threat highlighted in the SIR. The dialogs below highlight the
difference that users will see after this change. Before the change,
the malware is leveraging AutoRun (box in red) to confuse the user.
After the change, AutoRun will no longer work, so the AutoPlay options
are safe
CDs and DVDs (including CD emulation), where the IHV specified AutoRun
task authored during manufacturing, will continue to provide the
AutoRun choice allowing customers to run the specified software. IHVs
of generic mass storage devices should expect that people will browse
the contents of the device to launch any software. The new behavior
will allow customers to continue to use AutoPlay (including all Windows
and ISV installed tasks) to access their media and devices while not
being presented with tasks from malware. Additionally, device classes,
such as portable media players and cell phones, now support Device
Stage™ on Windows 7. Device Stage offers the IHV a
multifunction alternative to AutoPlay where they can present links to
software and common tasks, and provides additional features as you use
the device.
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