Disabled Autorun bypass?

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  1. BoerenkoolMetWorst

    BoerenkoolMetWorst Registered Member

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    On a forum where Autorun was mentioned as a way to spread certain malware, there was replied that it's not effective as in Win7+ it's disabled by default and lower versions got it disabled through Windows update. Then there is a quote from a PCmag article:
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2379901,00.asp
    Does anyone have more info?
     
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    You may not have noticed (as it's not very easy to see) but that article is from 2011.
     
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    Ah yes, but depending on whether or not MS sees it as a vulnerability, it might still be relevant..

    "It's not a vulnerability, it's a feature" :argh:
     
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