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: 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 | dc4020c008759e55 05705fcc75adc11c fec70101 |
3865c7b22f743fca de20c509d4ac71b4 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
| 2 | N/A | Non-executable | e23ca4b81d09194f 37b4483b8403dacb 2f7483fb |
7eabf6a20d298bc1 733ae1c60499a1dd |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 3 | N/A | Non-executable | a05e86dfabf37459 03ab01682e472b3c bf513455 |
c9de79dfd2b51aaa a2b49b9f4ac54049 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
| 4 | N/A | Non-executable | 8aee5023111823aa 454eaa9a9aef308c 0dceb03e |
173496bb334a590c 139d47e458a772c6 |
No | N/A | N/A | United States |
