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: 18 January 2009 at 3:43 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Non-executable | bb0e6bf7d9918643 5301c2a0e69d846e 8af1e6c6 |
97e3a089ee5ce665 b32847eacbc74e96 |
Virus.BAT.Ag ent.~F |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
N/A |
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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 | 482792bbe4258a6c 8662d7fe8670e112 fb331b74 |
50547c4bd0dd8339 94d1c05664117b97 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 2 | N/A | Non-executable | 1c3d631c8b2f546a c810e6a55ab7f5e8 0c6d24de |
267582aba213f644 45b8fc1a10b8794b |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | 8af75d1f0d0c8d8c 31293f030964b2c1 7f3e7d52 |
2ffa5d8dce44dc81 8981ce82ce99d08b |
No | N/A | N/A |  198.20.167.84/32 |
| 4 | N/A | Non-executable | 809515a4e5d86c90 20148894928f59d1 d3b266a8 |
312257468466c4e7 693ae243b45ff547 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
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