Microsoft Disables Autorun in Windows 2000, XP and Vista via Windows Updates

Autorun is the most widely used way by malicious items to spread in a Windows system. Many virus create autorun.inf file in removable media to spread in your system. Windows 7 comes autorun disabled for removable media by default. Autorun is only enabled for CD/DVD drives in Windows 7.
The same behavior was applied in Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and 2008 by an update "KB971029" which was released by Microsoft in 2009.
Now Microsoft has released this update via Windows Updates so that more people can know about this update and install it in their systems.
You can install it via Windows Updates. Its an optional update btw.

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