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Title: Microsoft's advice on Downadup worm is flawed Post by: Alex on January 24, 2009, 10:01:20 AM Microsoft's advice on Downadup worm is flawed
Earlier Neowin reported about the fast spread of Downadup worm which targeted unpatched networks and poor passwords. The estimated number of systems affected by Downadup is around 8.9 million and its still growing. Disabling AutoRun is an effective way to prevent the spread of Downadup worm as the worm uses Windows' autorun feature to spread fast through removable drives. Gregg Keizer of ComputerWorld reports that U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has said that Microsoft's advice on disabling the Windows' Autorun feature to overcome Downadup worm is flawed as it is does not fully disable the autorun capabilities and users are prone to the Downadup worm attack itself again. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/w_kLeVR7cKs/microsofts-advice-on-downadup-worm-is-flawed |