NickGolovko
02.08.2007, 17:07
CD/DVD autorun is a function to run automatically applications on a compact disk. The application to be run is described in autorun.inf file:
[autorun]
OPEN=AUTORUN.EXE
It is easy to correct the line to
[autorun]
OPEN=VIRUS.EXE
or to prepare an infected file named autorun.exe.
Thus, if someone inserts a specially prepared compact disk to the CD/DVD drive, you can easily have a malware application infecting your computer.
To disable CD/DVD autorun do the following:
Go to Start - Run, input "regedit" (without quotes), click "OK". Change the value of
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom\Autor un
to 0.
You can also disable autorun of a certain drive, if you have several. Change the key
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom\AutoR unAlwaysDisable
Here you should input the drive name. You need the hardware manager to get it.
[autorun]
OPEN=AUTORUN.EXE
It is easy to correct the line to
[autorun]
OPEN=VIRUS.EXE
or to prepare an infected file named autorun.exe.
Thus, if someone inserts a specially prepared compact disk to the CD/DVD drive, you can easily have a malware application infecting your computer.
To disable CD/DVD autorun do the following:
Go to Start - Run, input "regedit" (without quotes), click "OK". Change the value of
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom\Autor un
to 0.
You can also disable autorun of a certain drive, if you have several. Change the key
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom\AutoR unAlwaysDisable
Here you should input the drive name. You need the hardware manager to get it.