What is autorun.exe?
autorun.exe is a legitimate executable file developed by Microsoft. This process is known as AutoPlay Application and it belongs to AutoPlay Media Studio. It is commonly stored in 'C:\DOCUME~1\roger\LOCALS~1\Temp\ir_ext_temp_0\' folder. Cybercriminals find a way out to mimic malicious programs in the name of autorun.exe to spread malware infection.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to detect whether your system is affected by autorun.exe?
Viruses can easily affect and corrupt “.exe” files causing several system malfunctions. Below are the symptoms to check if your system is infected with the malware:
- Problem during computer start-up.
- Problem during program start-up.
- Errors while running specific functions.
- Damaged and missing link files.
- Conflict in the process.
- Missing or corrupted driver files.
- Invalid Windows registry.
- Hardware malfunction.
To further establish the infection of malware, take the following steps:
- Go to Task Manager by pressing the combination of keys CTRL+ALT+DEL.
- Go to the process tab and right-click on the autorun.exe file and open its location.
If the file is located outside 'C:\DOCUME~1\roger\LOCALS~1\Temp\ir_ext_temp_0\' folder, then you should perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware infection.
How does Comodo Antivirus help you to protect your system from autorun.exe malware?
Comodo Antivirus protects your system from malware attacks and also removes any existing infections. Following are the steps to effectively purge out the autorun.exe malware from your system.
Step 1: Download and install Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: Wait until the Comodo Internet Security updates the antivirus.
Step 6: Initiate a quick scan that instantly begins after the update.
Step 7: If the system is infected with autorun.exe malware or any other threats, you will be prompted with an alert screen upon scanning.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove autorun.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 03d90ece03ca727c 6df548c79cbeffc5 bc78206f |
1866cb2341402c5d eb6f553264fdb006 |
TrojWare.Win 32.VB.QOTY |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 |  105.112.35.54/32 |
N/A |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | a8f6ddc3adad355f e060f62a09e672c6 f213fe10 |
a6e18d1d505e0a6a 19dbb932d4484ad0 |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 3.7.4.6 | 3.7.4.6 | 196.190.63.111/32 |
N/A |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | b7a4e461587b70c0 fd6f16458c7b977d 16934187 |
ed6544f71e735e46 1a5360e894b0fe3f |
Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce |
No | 2, 0, 0, 41 |
2, 0, 0, 41 |
 Vietnam |
N/A |
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| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | f056a25a872be1f7 93144d4a76c2210a 6fd0cc8c |
8aff49956df748a0 8dea30691e60cf7f |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.224.25.96/32 |
| 2 | Hewlett-Packard | Executable | 65e1afcc835a5de4 c7d485e09708f0be aacab992 |
df945242ddd0ed55 64f68823c1fb128a |
Yes | 5.0.3.9303 | 5.0.3.9303 |  United States |
| 3 | Hewlett-Packard | Executable | 05678bee049dda41 531b49f130208cf8 61482112 |
4b13a030902f43de 7bdfe27b5e3b496d |
Yes | 5.0.3.7643 | 5.0.3.7643 | United States |
| 4 | Speech Processing Solutions GmbH | Executable | 430876d4addc6cc9 18f977288a53240b 070f11ce |
10d380a47e27e667 ccff1596fedbc1c8 |
Yes | 10.5.100.3 | 10.5.100.3 | 10.224.25.43/32 |
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