Many security experts recommend turning off the Autorun featureto stop a common malware tactic of infecting a removable drive,such as a USB drive, so that it will automatically attempt tospread ...

My first posting on the topic of Autorun/Autoplay, Test your defenses against malicious USB flash drives, described three ways that bad guys trick people into running malicious software that resides ...

Never done it before, but what about something like SyncToy and an autorun script on the USB drive that starts a sync upon plugging it in? SyncToy has command line options and can search for the ...

USB keys, pen drives, memory sticks—they're not necessarily as harmless as you might think. Before you insert one that you don't 100% trust, think about what might go wrong (hint: a lot). The Super ...

Thanks to OS design flaws like AutoRun, MP3 players (like the iPod) and USB drives can be used for more nefarious purposes than just carrying data out the door. A lot has been written about the threat ...