Problem is that it's the default behavior on a bazillion desktops already out there, so if I can social engineer my way in to you inserting my flash drive.... PWNED!
-sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Troy Meyer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:56 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: My OS is better than your OS > > Why wait for 7? Turn off autoruns in group policy > > XP: > > Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System > > > Vista: > > Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative > Templates\Windows Components\AutoPlay Policies > > > -troy > > > From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 4:59 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: My OS is better than your OS > > I hope it does but I missed the Security presentation held locally last > night as part of the Tiki Hut Tour by Microsoft. I did get to hear > part of the BitLocker, BitLocker-to-go, and AppLocker presentations but > not enough to help me. I will be playing with the RC shortly so I hope > to tell you later. > > Jon > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:46 AM, John Hornbuckle > <[email protected]> wrote: > Did I read somewhere that Win7 disables autorun for removable storage? > > > > John Hornbuckle > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: My OS is better than your OS > > Indeed. > > I liked the "toss some old USB flash drives around the parking lot with > autorun.inf files on them and your malware of choice, and watch users > plug their new find in to their machine..." > > -sc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:26 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: My OS is better than your OS > > I'm not convinced it's one that can be fixed. > > There will always be gullible users vulnerable to social engineering, > no > matter how much the non-gullible types try to educate them. > > Ken Schaefer wrote: > > b) (a) notwithstanding, the biggest problem at the moment is PEBKAC, > > and that's a platform agnostic problem. > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [email protected] > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
