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VirTool:INF/Autorun.gen!F
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: INF/AutoRun.FY (Norman) INF/Autorun (ESET) VirTool.INF.Autorun (Ikarus) W32/Autorun-BFW (Sophos)
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Disable Autorun functionality
VirTool:INF/Autorun.gen!F is used by various other malware to spread via removable drives on computers that support Autorun functionality. This is a particularly common method of spreading for many current malware families. For information on disabling Autorun functionality, please see the following article:
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