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US-CERT Says Microsoft's Advice On Downadup Worm Bogus

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-yourself-at-all-times dept.

CWmike writes "Microsoft's advice on disabling Windows' 'Autorun' feature is flawed, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) said today, and it leaves users who rely on its guidelines to protect their PCs against the fast-spreading Downadup worm open to attack. US-CERT said in an alert that Microsoft's instructions on turning off Autorun are 'not fully effective' and 'could be considered a vulnerability.' The flaw in Microsoft's guidelines are important at the moment, because the 'Downadup' worm, which has compromised more computers than any other attack in years, can spread through USB devices, such as flash drives and cameras, by taking advantage of Windows' Autorun and Autoplay features."

6 of 290 comments (clear)

  1. I'm a linux what's a worm? by drpt · · Score: -1, Troll

    I thought worms only lived in the dirt and my dogs ass

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  2. Windows itself is a vulnerability. by The+Cisco+Kid · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anyone that willingly continues to use it for anything except as a non-Internet connected game machine deserves whatever they get.

    1. Re:Windows itself is a vulnerability. by MegaFur · · Score: 0, Troll

      You seem angry. It makes your post read as non-smart.

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  3. Hmmm... by jaavaaguru · · Score: -1, Troll

    Microsoft supplied the software that allows people's computers to become infected, then gave them false information leading them to believe they're safe, when they're not really.

    Suspicious...

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  4. OS X - best fix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yet another reason I am glas I run a vierually 100% secure OS where such stuff can never happen. Ever.

  5. obama has you by the nut sack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    he halts pay increases while spending more tax payer money than any other president on his own inauguration. where i come from that's called grandstanding. he's just a fucking fraud and his supporters are bitches and faggot liars.