How to remove Autorun malware | use Microsoft's latest security update

How to remove Autorun malware | use Microsoft's latest security update

Tired of Autorun malware | use Microsoft's latest security update

AutoRun is the feature which automatically parses autorun.inf files found on removable media devices, such as USB memory sticks, external HDDs, and other removale storage media.

Microsoft has released a software update to restricts the autoRun functionality on older Windows operating systems, to block a common malware propagation vector. This is very helpful in protecting your system from this type of autorun malwares. As i think this is the most common malware affecting windows user.

For many years many security experts at Microsoft have tried to fight against it, because it poses more security risks than it's use in general. That's why Microsoft limited it's functionality by default in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

However, for older versions of Windows, such as XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008, the company only provided a fix that needed to be manually downloaded and installed.

That changed yesterday, when KB971029 was released as a Windows Update.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029