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.
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First Seen: 18 July 2008 at 12:11 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | d0b67c20ed1b09a7 41d1a5b55a32da0b a029e6c4 |
c14c468795575bce 73d84989262479b4 |
No | N/A | N/A |  10.224.25.45/32 |
| 2 | N/A | Non-executable | 019d2df4f51dc465 52af7b147678104f 9ca71b2b |
01992077575fe1fe fe6c7cd35de9c143 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | 9502e0cde05a3473 c37927964df88444 99b1fdf4 |
401fca72e008ac78 c392797a4036a2aa |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.224.25.45/32 |
| 4 | N/A | Non-executable | a05e86dfabf37459 03ab01682e472b3c bf513455 |
c9de79dfd2b51aaa a2b49b9f4ac54049 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
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