On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 06:33:51AM -0800, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Alan, can you please clarify that statement. its > redundant obviously but why is it dangerous? The various "automatically run" tools get dangerous because they provide paths for exploits. There is the obvious binary approach (eg a Windows CD that has autorun of format/u c: and is labelled PORN) but there are more subtle tricks too - CD's with movies on them that exploit older video players, or with html and images that exploited linux/windows image viewer holes. It's a trust thing. Alan
