Policy settings named AutoPlay that change Windows Registry entries named AutoRun, and in the autorun.inf file which causes "AutoPlay" to be added to drives’...
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An autorun.inf file is a text file that can be used by the AutoRun and AutoPlay components of Microsoft Windows operating systems. For the file to be discovered...
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play or display the content. It is closely related to the AutoRun operating system feature. AutoPlay was created in order to simplify the use of peripheral...
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they can then infect new hosts through the Windows AutoRun mechanism using a manipulated autorun.inf. To start itself at system boot, the virus saves...
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old or default drive icon with the specified one. [autorun] can be replaced by [AutoRun] or [Autorun]. The INF file may specify values for Windows Registry...
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installation vector is the AutoRun feature of the operating system. When a MediaMax disc is inserted into a Windows PC with AutoRun enabled, software on the...
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The mandatory files and directories include an autorun.inf file compatible with the Windows 95 AutoRun feature; a CDPLUS and a PICTURES directories; and...
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Agent.BTZ, also named Autorun, is a computer worm that infects USB flash drives with spyware. A variant of the SillyFDC worm, it was used in a massive...
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abuse of autorun.inf as first among the top ten threats in 2011. The Windows autorun.inf file contains information on programs meant to run automatically...
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be exported, due to file-systems issues; see device access, below. The AutoRun feature of Windows worked on all removable media, allowing USB storage...
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