Graham Cluley

USB Autorun malware on the wane

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 ...
Graham Cluley

Microsoft improves AutoPlay to combat USB malware

Here’s some good news. Microsoft has revealed on one of its blogs that the next version of Windows will change the way in which the operating system handles USB flash drives to fight the growing ...
PC Magazine

An Evil USB Drive Could Take Over Your PC Undetectably

Common USB malware relies on the autoplay mechanism to infect a PC. A new technique demonstrated at the Black Hat conference subverts the USB device's controller chip to create "a self-replicating USB ...
Dark Reading

IronKey's New Anti-Worm Malware Protection Battles AutoRun Worms

LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 22, 2008 IronKey, maker of the world's most secure flash drive, today announced the availability of its patent-pending USB anti-worm malware protection capabilities. AutoRun ...