VirTool:INF/Autorun
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This is a detection for a file, called autorun.inf, that can be used by worms when they spread to local, network, or removable drives.
The file has instructions to launch the malware automatically when the removable drive is connected to a PC with the Autorun feature turned on.
This is a common way for malware to spread. However, autorun.inf files on their own are not necessarily a sign of infection; they are also used by legitimate programs.
See our infographic to the right which shows how these worms can spread.
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Worm:INF/Vobfus.gen
Win32/Autorun
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This threat is a worm, which means it spreads from PC to PC. This particular worm spreads by copying itself to mapped network or removable drives. If someone tries to open that drive from another PC, their PC will be infected.
Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.
Worm:INF/Autorun
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This is a detection for a file, called autorun.inf, that can be used by worms when they spread to local, network, or removable drives.
The file has instructions to launch the malware automatically when the removable drive is connected to a PC with the Autorun feature turned on.
This is a common way for malware to spread. However, autorun.inf files on their own are not necessarily a sign of infection; they are also used by legitimate programs.
See our infographic to the right which shows how these worms can spread.
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Worm:INF/Autorun.B
Worm:INF/Autorun.B is the detection for files with the name "autorun.inf" that may be used by worms when spreading to local, network, or removable drives. When the drive is viewed using Windows Explorer, "autorun.inf" may automatically run, thus running the worm copy.
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VirTool:INF/Autorun.gen
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
The autorun.inf file is created by worms when they copy themselves to a local, network, or removable drive.
Some worms can spread to other PCs by infecting removable drives that you have plugged into your PC (such as USB drives or portable hard disks). If you plug those drives into another PC, the worm will infect that PC as well.
This is a common way for malware to spread. However, autorun.inf files on their own are not necessarily a sign of infection, they are also used by legitimate programs.
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Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This is a file, named autorun.inf, that worms create when they copy themselves to a local, network, or removable drive.
See the VirTool:INF/Autorun.gen description for more information.