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from Mary Landesman
Autorun is one of those 'convenience' features in Windows that can cause more harm than good. And if you think you've already disabled Autorun, a Windows flaw may be overriding your good sense and enabling Autorun despite your intentions. This week, answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Autorun component, including why Autorun can be dangerous and how it can be (really) disabled.
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7 Things You Need to Know About Autorun Worms
Autorun worms pose significant threat today. Attackers have taken advantage of the convenience of autorun, using it to spread password stealers and backdoors. As a result, these serious threats are running rampant. Here are the critical things you need to know about the autorun feature and how to protect against autorun worms.
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Malware Reunion: Not Friendly Classmates
Scammers are taking advantage of this season of nostalgia, sending out bogus email invites disguised as a classmates reunion notice. Here's an example of the email being sent and a description of the malware involved.
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Disable HTTP Header Refresh in Firefox
The NoScript addon for Firefox can offer important security enhancements - but there are ways to download malware through websites that don't NoScript doesn't guard against. To protect against this type of attack, you'll need to disable HTTP header refresh in Firefox. Here's how.
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