In a separate blog post, Holly Stewart of Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center wrote that the changes to Windows 7 appear to have reduced the risk for those users.This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and when you start various built-in Windows applications like Internet Explorer, Explorer and media players. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.” The (initially hidden) description for that update invites them to “Install this update to restrict AutoRun entries in the AutoPlay dialog to only CD and DVD drives. Windows XP users who want the extra protection must select “Custom” rather than “Express” when Microsoft Update launches, then select optional software updates, and finally click on “Update for Windows XP”.
Applying the “important, non-security update” automatically makes the necessary changes for Windows XP users and others, wrote Adam Shostack, a program manager working in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing section, on Tuesday. But people had to seek out the update and apply it, whereas in Windows 7 the new behaviour was the default.īy including the update in the latest round of patches send out via Windows Update on Tuesday, however, Microsoft made it marginally easier for users to find - and much easier for enterprises to install. Later in 2009, Microsoft made an update available that would make the same changes to autoplay for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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