Now You Can Fix Autorun
Microsoft has released the patches required to make autorun work with only CD and DVD drives. There is one little catch, a USB drive can be configured to look like a CD, but this patch definitely helps reduce risk.
I highly recommend you install the patch so that you can connect most thumb drives, GPS systems, digital picture frames, and other USB devices with storage, to you computer safely.
For Windows XP users the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=96ca61f6-8b16-4157-9635-8cfc0bbf4c35#tm
For Windows Vista Users the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dd6a61a3-b3c6-4b0a-a848-7b32be9f31c5
For Windows Vista 64 bit the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=12e3fe0f-db79-4a27-aa7d-a456ee1c6ac4
For Windows Server 2003 the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=edf9c049-bf1e-4130-87e6-0e64fa73f684&displaylang=en
For Windows Server 2003 64 bit the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b8df9256-cbb0-418d-a336-d29dc4415a65
For Windows Server 2003 Itaniun the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5a21cbb8-da7b-42e0-924b-485950e7de52
For Windows Server 2008 users the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9c404a99-537f-4fee-874d-e50fd6efea3b
For Windows Server 2008 64 bit the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d43a9947-f0e0-47dc-9dad-5c8942a3cc91
For Windows Server 2008 Itanium systems the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cfbc98c5-3ba5-4164-83e0-9397e2722ea0
I recommend you install this patch now!
Randy Abrams
Director of Technical Education
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May 3rd, 2010 at 6:41 pm
I have installed Windows 7 on my computer as of Thursday, April 29, 2010. You do not have instructions for disabling autorun for that operating system. Is there anything for Windows 7 yet?
Thank you.
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:44 pm
My computer has ESET Nod32 Antivirus 4. A window keeps opening up and says that I have 5 viruses in Shared Docs, Hard Drive C has 12, My docs has 7, and that Windows Security is infected be viruses. It won't let me print the list it comes up with.
May 12th, 2010 at 4:26 am
Sorry, but e do not do product support on the blog. As a licensed user you are entitled to free support through our support organization. Please see http://www.eset.com/support/contact#
May 12th, 2010 at 6:47 am
Windows 7 has fixed the autorun problem for the most part, but I'll work on a blog entry for further restricting it.
July 8th, 2010 at 4:39 am
One big thank you, and a small please fix:
The (32 bits version of the) Windows Server 2003 patch is at
The link you provide shows a 64 bit product page.
July 8th, 2010 at 4:42 am
I’m sorry. The link I posted above did not come thru. Please click on my username of this reply, of change the FamilyID in the URL to edf9c049-bf1e-4130-87e6-0e64fa73f684
July 10th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Good catch. Thanks!
July 18th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
ESET NOD32 or Smart Security should have feature to disable autorun media.
July 19th, 2010 at 11:36 am
You can disable USB access with ESET Smart Security. Disabling autorun is a choice for users, but in the latest attack, autorun wasn’t the problem.