What is autorun.inf?
An autorun.inf file is a text file that can be used by the AutoRun and AutoPlay components of Microsoft Windows operating systems. This file can be stored in all external storage medium like CD, DVD and pendrive or other USB.
When the autorun.inf virus files is infected in any storage medium. If you connect that particular medium in system, then you double click on the device to open, the autorun.inf file automatically gets executed and its spread all over the system and generate multiple copies of the autorun.inf. This malware can take vigorous action that is connected to malicious website which is probed to install the key logger onto your system to steal all your personal information like user-names, account name, passwords and all other sensitive information. To prevent this virus to affect the system, please run the antivirus and check whether the medium is affected by malware or not even before double clicking on any storage medium. Please run the antivirus and check the whether the medium is affected by malware or not.
Affected OS:Windows 95, XP, Vista, Windows 8 & 8.1
How to remove the autorun.inf file using Comodo Antivirus
- Download the Award-Winning Comodo Free Antivirus
- Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply
- Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
- Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.
- Comodo Internet Security starts antivirus bases update. It takes sometime to get updated.
- After the update, Right click on the mediun and execute a Quick scan.
- If threats are found upon completion of scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
- It will clean all malware including autorun.inf.
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
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File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
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First Seen: 08 September 2008 at 5:21 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | 01ef9ad92efa4c21 d7e90e4dfa59c544 7d84dbc9 |
f75cb71fe1d3a3f7 636b678879b2dca6 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
| 2 | N/A | Non-executable | bfb3e4b901c3bc37 12ac3480ecc49f6f 1d1f6da5 |
399c75ea2a8cd5e4 de453a38d8e83832 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | 8f8e1ab15856a013 e8b9cefa4cfb909d 0fadf876 |
5f7387d0f59fecfb db7dc8b321e00948 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 4 | N/A | Non-executable | 9502e0cde05a3473 c37927964df88444 99b1fdf4 |
401fca72e008ac78 c392797a4036a2aa |
No | N/A | N/A |  104.238.128.144/32 |
