| ▲ | extraduder_ire 7 hours ago | |
For a time, windows would more readily run an autorun from a disc than from a usb stick. Even if that disc was in an emulated usb disk drive. | ||
| ▲ | stavros 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
That's because there was malware that spread via autorun, which is rather harder to do with read-only media, even if it's emulated. | ||
| ▲ | myself248 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
And the "u3" flash drives that did this were a hot commodity for a little while! Then came the iODD and the IsoStick... | ||