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 the computer virus including all other malware!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N/A | Executable | 39d8e673c15b3e92 f96493a88e4f3f08 7f7bfdbd |
9912dea229fbc671 fdfb10c4f0c86307 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | Indigo Rose Corporation | Executable | e781eebe755f1fa0 f1bb091bbbaa4c43 468f96f7 |
dc1d8e75da983060 64af2d9a7a523b4f |
Virus.Win32. Alman.A |
No | 3.0.0.7 | 3.0.0.7 | ![]() |
N/A |
3 | CANON INC. | Executable | 3fef17eef496d4f7 bdd39766888a7e16 294b41e4 |
794ed531bcd5592b ed49ab2bc5786614 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1.02.0.004 | 1.02.0.004 | ![]() |
N/A |
4 | Longtion | Executable | 4832d95e099dcbb1 4a671bc9f4bb84dc 144e778c |
16be63391ac48e65 3e72dcc2b343ec04 |
Virus.Win32. Alman.A |
No | 6.0.1.40 | 6.0.0.0 | ![]() |
N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hewlett-Packard | Executable | 9745f868badede50 010351eda9166b59 f27ee20c |
62f073f88ceb064d 9f428aa31043113f |
Yes | 4.0.4.6684 | 4.0.4.6684 | ![]() |
2 | - | Executable | f2dd293df20bab48 fc8f42381dfb8f2c ae571efa |
0fb5ce89f6e51c26 4293ac7a35a9262e |
Yes | 3, 1, 0, 200 |
3, 1, 0, 200 |
![]() |
3 | N/A | Executable | df7917d575caa272 781c09bbfd106641 9cf51815 |
db22252f694af09b 1630a78b1f58af14 |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4 | Diskeeper Corporation | Executable | fc3040ac000be2fd 8444fe65825452e0 82a0fa83 |
e48d89137c8d7d90 63b0f6092a012a83 |
Yes | 14.0.0.0 | 14.0.0.0 | ![]() |