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 vigrious 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 from storage medium using Comodo Antivirus
Step 1: Download the Award-Winning Comodo Free 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: Once the Installation is Finished, restart your PC.
Step 5: Comodo Internet Security starts antivirus bases update. It takes sometime to get updated.
Step 6: After the update, Right click on the mediun and execute a Quick scan.
Step 7: If threats are found upon completion of scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: It will clean all malware including autorun.inf.
First Seen: 30 August 2010 at 10:56 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | 872130de06681177 a671992fa25874db 7edad4a2 |
3ea55697a8ca3c6a f0855cf45f007beb |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
N/A |
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First Seen: 14 July 2008 at 2:26 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | 9f0216c14c685f17 f759182a33479649 187e55f1 |
74f1578a7d21317e 72adfe81ca647418 |
No | N/A | N/A |  10.100.19.9/32 |
| 2 | N/A | Non-executable | 933f4401820af81b f190071c04e1ebeb db5a9804 |
20dc8596b3f5bd9c 89ebd2a455bbde3a |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | bc5477ed08bb462b 9cddf05e27380a63 cb560b8e |
6f995e3270d48b34 0203bbd809e22125 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 4 | N/A | Non-executable | d0b67c20ed1b09a7 41d1a5b55a32da0b a029e6c4 |
c14c468795575bce 73d84989262479b4 |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.0.17.144/32 |
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