LarrysWorld.com » windows xp http://www.larrysworld.com Technology products, reviews & policies Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Disable auto-run to protect against worm http://www.larrysworld.com/2009/03/31/disable-auto-run-to-protect-against-worm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disable-auto-run-to-protect-against-worm http://www.larrysworld.com/2009/03/31/disable-auto-run-to-protect-against-worm/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:35:24 +0000 larrymagid http://www.pcanswer.com/?p=644 Security experts are advising Windows users to disable the auto-run function. The reason is because the Conficker worm can infect a PC through a USB drive or other USB device including, for example, an electronic picture frame.

Disabling it in Vista is quite easy if you follow these instructions.

With Windows XP, it’s a bit more complicated so you might want to get some help if you’re not technically inclined.

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