A security researcher has demonstrated an USB device-based attack against Linux systems that is similar in concept to the Windows LNK exploit. Jon Larimer, a senior researcher with IBM's X-Force ...

Here’s some good news in the ongoing fight against Windows-based malware – it appears that there has been a significant drop in the number of computers being infected by malware which exploits the ...

Here’s some good news for anyone who has been struck by auto-running malware from a USB stick in the past. Microsoft has rolled-out an “important, non-security update” through Windows Update, changing ...

At first, Windows AutoRun seemed like a very good idea. Just connect a removable drive, and as long as it’s configured correctly, a program is automatically launched to help process your files (or ...

It's already changed the behavior in Windows 7, and Microsoft has now finally rolled out an update for earlier versions of Windows that prevents a program from executing automatically when a USB drive ...

Many people think that Linux is immune to the type of Autorun attacks that have plagued Windows systems with malware over the years. However, there have been many advances in the usability of Linux as ...