On Nov 20, 2007 10:10 AM, Nathan Stien <<a href="mailto:nathanism@gmail.com">nathanism@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Nov 19, 2007 5:55 PM, Brandon Griffis <<a href="mailto:brandongriffis@gmail.com">brandongriffis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> This is something to be aware of and careful with too. Many external HD and
<br>> even flash drives now not only come preformatted but with an autorun file<br>> that will automatically install (something) onto windows just for plugging<br>> in the drive. We're often told it's just a little utility to make the drive
<br>> show up with a WD or Segate or Maxtor or... icon. But I wouldn't doubt that<br>> various spy/virus stuff has been thrown in as well.<br><br></div>Yeah, now that you mention it, I once made the mistake of buying a
<br>flash drive which had a craptastic autorunning app on it, and it was a<br>PITA to remove.</blockquote></div><br>Kind of like buying a music CD from Sony...<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Matthew Nuzum<br>newz2000 on freenode