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Published Aug 05, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Worm:MSIL/Autorun.C!inf

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Script.472180 (BitDefender) INF/Autorun.gen (ESET) Trojan.Script (Ikarus) INI/AutoRun.CYJ (Norman) Mal/AutoInf-C (Sophos) INF.AutoRun (Sunbelt Software) Mal_Otorun1 (Trend Micro) INF.Autorun.Gen (VirusBuster)

Summary

Worm:MSIL/Autorun.C!inf is detection for an autorun configuration file named "autorun.inf". The file is found on infected removable media with a copy of the worm Worm:MSIL/Autorun.C.
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
Worm:MSIL/Autorun.C attempts 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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