Re: Active X exploit.

Erik Tornstam (erik@NOCOM.SE)
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 09:05:31 +0200

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Paul Leach wrote:
> >
> > > That's more secure than what I buy at the store.
> >
> > When sir, was the last time you walked into a store and every time you
> > looked at a package it automatically installed itself and ran ?
> >
> The actual answer: the last time I bought a CD-ROM based package. Take a
> look at "autorun.inf" on a CD-ROM.
>
> ActiveX controls from a software vendor only automatically run if you
> have previously stated that you are willing to automatically run any
> signed code from that software vendor.
>
> Paul

People who dislikes things executing without permision (smart people)
turns autorun off.

To turn autorun of in Win95

1. Right-click on the My Computer icon.
2. Choose the Device Manager tab.
3. Open the CD-ROM branch, and select the entry for your
CD-ROM drive.
4. Click Properties, and then choose the Settings tab.
5. Turn off the Auto insert notification option.
6. Click OK, and then OK again. You'll have to restart
Windows for this change to take effect.

/Erik
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