How to Remove “AUTORUN.EXE”

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!
 

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Malware Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 23 May 2024 at 5:04 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name
Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
Malware Behavior
1 Autodesk Inc. Executable 080af32ae30af83d
c3124742f6324512
861505ed
7720463c194d8fb6
0ca330563861f9eb
Virus.Win32.
Weird.102400
No 15, 0, 0,
98
15, 0, 0,
98
37.154.129.100/32 N/A
2 N/A Executable 2aeb256700bda777
37dac8380dd9db83
feef6197
53c830f8c045abc5
e7d5fa6c0af681c1
Virus.Win32.
Parite.gen
No 8.0.1.1 8.0.1.1 United States N/A
3 N/A Executable f3e97d27e019d128
f05bcf7aeb8827a6
53899be7
60acfd21aadf89f5
016b6b501a93fa61
TrojWare.Win
32.Agent.QJF
No N/A N/A United States N/A
4 Windows Executable 20d7bee56101937b
0158217b20dbfaf3
1b517ae7
e8068f5620beafcb
0229c0026784faa8
TrojWare.Win
32.Fareit.RG
Y
No 1.09.0005 1.09.0005 197.234.48.109/32 N/A
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22

Safe Entries

Safe Entries
First Seen: 20 January 2009 at 1:30 pm
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed
File
Version
Product
Version
Submitted
From
1 N/A Executable 961597852eaf2f54
75e78eb142278e3c
bb7693b7
59e99efa6b5ce638
9c6c9592515f61fe
Yes N/A N/A 104.238.128.144/32
2 autorun Executable 7f537e0258a08b11
21bb9270cb4ec794
0325606d
ca9e0e4197e8bf50
76611b58ea3e3838
Yes 1.0.0.0 1.0.0 104.238.128.144/32
3 Waypoint Global, Inc Executable 6a456643c4a76de1
bdb069fa5815270c
637fbcbf
50cf5f0d6c0f9222
0ff06b4108ba0214
Yes 1.0.0.29 4.30.0.0 United States
4 N/A Executable f6d96bea3c992692
66373dc2679ce195
ee0dbf0a
8b010a7377c46817
d1471dca28d7320a
Yes 22.2.0.0 22.2.0.0 104.238.128.144/32
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