![]() Of course it is not hard to see the security risks associated with automatically running software from removable media. It probably made sense to design it like this as it made it easy for non-technical people to install/run software from a CD-ROM. Back then the threat landscape was a lot different from what it is today. In case it contains an open or shellexecute (Windows 2000/ME and later) entry, Windows would automatically launch the program configured in this entry. ![]() ![]() Back then when a (software) CD-ROM was inserted in the CD-ROM drive, Windows would parse the autorun.inf file on the CD. AutoRun is a feature of Windows that was introduced in Windows 95. ![]()
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