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.
First Seen: 01 June 2019 at 3:18 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | e2cf5b182ff911c8 31733520feda4b1e cc73dc01 |
95771fd1e1f7fdf5 d0d4dd5769c4a4bc |
Unclassified Malware |
No | N/A | N/A |  Internal Submission |
N/A |
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First Seen: 14 November 2008 at 6:30 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | 37331be4ed142383 a57976c89f97c87b b5b8a54b |
515449f0be759ca8 750c1734eb5b5b1c |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.224.25.45/32 |
| 2 | N/A | Non-executable | d65dd11c0fad107d 22f851cb1a089acc 87a06b16 |
100d4b0c735fa9da 315d5bd75aa0810e |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.108.22.187/32 |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | e16401be3aeeb32f 82c30fff5095a662 fa0e94ed |
3d5d28193cd921ed 23f05d03784659a5 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
| 4 | N/A | Non-executable | e23ca4b81d09194f 37b4483b8403dacb 2f7483fb |
7eabf6a20d298bc1 733ae1c60499a1dd |
No | N/A | N/A | 10.224.25.96/32 |
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