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kingdavid, on Feb 2, 2009 1:22:11 pm GMT
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Hi ma frd i had this problem several times but after i can solve it..by using some command
so
open command line and write the following
del /a:rhs [urdriveletter]:\autorun.inf

for example if the virus is on ur D drive the commad will be
del /a:rhs D:\autorun.inf

then after restart ur computer
Enjoy Then

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lola, on Feb 3, 2009 11:26:49 am GMT
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Hi!

deleting autorun.inf is effective only if the computer you are using is clean.
otherwise the autorun.inf will simply come back.

the best way you could remove autorun.inf from usb drives is to clean the system first from virus or worm infections.
manual deletion of worms is a pain in the ...

do subscribe to a good antivirus/antimalware package!

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dalaiwoai, on Mar 13, 2009 8:32:17 am GMT
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Hi,
Scan your pc with Registry Easy ,it removes unwanted or
unecessary computer files ,,alwareand virus.
This tool is efficient.
http://www.keep-pc-clean.com/

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theneed, on Mar 26, 2009 7:40:00 am GMT
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Thanks for your help ^_^.
this tool is easy to use,i like it.

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cris, on Apr 22, 2009 2:32:57 am BST
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Hi,, i hav a prblem regardng to autorun.inf... u see in my usB a have 3 folders that has specific files... now there gone??? is this because of the autorun???? how shall i make the 3folders appear????????? plssss help me........ i beg you ... those files are very important..... thank you in advnce...........

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M@t, on May 5, 2009 6:37:50 pm BST
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@king david: God bless u mate! My problem was that this file was located in c:\ drive & I was unable to delete -even in command line- without the parameters -r & -s (I was trying del /a:h autorun.inf).

Thank you for not letting me spend my night at the job and saving what's left of my day!!! :)

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do you, on Aug 27, 2009 10:37:30 am BST
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How can remove my recyle bin on my desktop please e-mail me

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prashanth, on Sep 3, 2009 10:51:31 am BST
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If i have that autorun.inf in all drives can i remove that from the method u told i.e that command .Will it work

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rinku, on Oct 2, 2009 6:28:42 pm BST

Sir ihave the same problem and my hard drive open in the help of internet explorer.

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dbm, on Oct 12, 2009 10:58:24 am BST

Where is the command line exists in the computer? due to the reason that i am the nuw user to computer that i am asking this question. plz reply to my mail. thanks......

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qewrty, on Oct 17, 2009 5:32:19 am BST
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Goto start > run > type cmd and then enter

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cheetu, on Oct 17, 2009 12:06:40 pm BST

Hello,
i had autorun.inf virus in one of my local drive. later i found that its name had changed to zzzzzzz.zzz n when i tried to delete it using the command u have posted it shows unable to find error...n on deleting it manually it gives the error "cannot delete immunity folder......cannot find the specified file..."

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kuldeep, on Feb 3, 2009 7:14:53 am GMT
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No the Virus remain in my pc and pen drive (autorun.inf)

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naughty girl, on Oct 24, 2009 12:35:04 pm BST
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Open cmd command
and the write
del /a:hrs d:\autorun.inf

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 ruhelking1, on Oct 24, 2009 1:17:21 pm BST
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The way i did it is much more easier

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kuldeep, on Feb 3, 2009 3:04:40 pm GMT
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No my computer is not infected from autorun.inf only pendrive is infected

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imzadi, on Feb 4, 2009 7:19:25 pm GMT
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http://www.myantispyware.com/...

I saw this link in another thread. Look specifically at Step 2 regarding the removal of the autorun.inf files on all drives by using Flash_Disinfector. The link to the download is hyperlinked. Good luck.

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An4, on Jul 25, 2009 5:17:55 pm BST

THANK YOU SO MUCH! It worked perfectly!

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TANOY, on Aug 12, 2009 10:59:42 pm BST
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THANKS a lot..
but still i have a pboblem..because the autorun.inf is in my computer and when i insert my pd it comes back..how can i remove it from my computer?..please help me...

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prince, on Mar 3, 2009 7:16:09 pm GMT
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Hi every body

If your computer is not infected with (autorun.inf) and all the drivers are clean ,Then you can remove the autorun from your USB for example or another memory storage device by :

1- You can use this simple way

- First,insert your flash memory in the port(while pressing left shift at
the sametime to avoid the autorun).

- Now you can use winrar program to explore your flash memory.you will find
autorun and another hidden viruses such as xcopy,Recycler,and so on
select them and press delete from the keyboard.

- Eject your flash memory and insert it again by the same way to make sure
that all the viruses and the autorun have been removed.

2- Another way visit kaspersky website you will find a free tool that is used to
remove the virus that damage the exe files as well as the autorun download it
to your disktop with no need to download all the kasper anti-virus and scan
your PC or the flash..etc

waiting for Reply

Thanks

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cris, on Apr 22, 2009 2:35:00 am BST

Hi,, i hav a prblem regardng to autorun.inf... u see in my usB a have 3 folders that has specific files... now there gone??? is this because of the autorun???? how shall i make the 3folders appear????????? plssss help me........ i beg you ... those files are very important........... thnx in advnce......

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satz, on Jun 23, 2009 10:02:57 am BST

Thanks for your advice

Please tell me which virus removal tool to download from kaspersky site to remove recycler virus

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noni, on Mar 4, 2009 2:57:20 am GMT
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Is it the autorun.inf file or autorun folder virus? there are many autorun trojans. ok try this autorun.inf file and folder virus removal guide
http://darfuns.com/remove-auto-run-inf-trojan-file-folder/

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rika, on Mar 13, 2009 3:32:07 am GMT
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U can remove your most of viruses by connecting ur pen to an open source operating system like linux.
u can see and remove those programs manually by pressing the keys at the sametime (shift + del).also concern about the changing file permissions before delete.

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sanju, on Mar 13, 2009 6:06:40 am GMT

Halwa he kya

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Pasan Indeewara, on Mar 17, 2009 8:49:12 am GMT
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There is a much simple way to remove the Autorun.inf file. Genreally when you refresh the windows explorer view a bounded virus process recreates this file. This file is attached to many events of windows explorer including OPEN, REFRESH, etc. Simple stept to remove the virus activation:
You must close opened explorer windows.

1. open up a command prompt (i.e. cmd.exe) >> to load it go to Run, type cmd, enter.
2. Now to remove virus's attributes (in order to delete it type following line by line and execute them pressing enter.
e.g.
F:\
F:\attrib -s -r -h *.* If there are any malicious EXE files those are now visible so if unnecessary delete them too.
F:\del autorun.inf

3. After finishing above, quickly remove the pen as soon as posible (just after executing del command).
4. Now your pen is without virus activation config. file. Now you can safely delete unnecessary EXE files on it.

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jeev, on Mar 24, 2009 2:30:53 pm GMT
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Just put your pen/flash drive in mac u willable to open all hidden files delete all.

i did this way...n success

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Mobile Pc Doctor, on Mar 29, 2009 11:27:25 pm BST

Autorun eater, download.com

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Odi, on Mar 31, 2009 9:16:14 am BST
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aria, on Apr 25, 2009 5:02:37 am BST
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Please help me to remove autorun.inf virus manually

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mazharinfra, on May 9, 2009 9:05:47 am BST

To get rid of Autorun.inf related viruses do the following in all of your removable and local drives.
if autorun.inf already exists then,
open cmd (command prompt) and change the directory to the root of (infected) drive,
i.e C:\ has autorun.inf
C:\>del /a:rhs c:\autorun.inf | md c:\autorun.inf
this will remove autorun.inf file and will create autorun.inf directory which will prohibit viruses from creating autorun.inf files in same drive.
repeat the process for all drives.
you can also create files named Recycle, Recycler, Restore, System etc in all drive to prohibit creation of folders having these names (thoese folders are created by viruses to complete their process in every drive)
and you can also create directories of same name that of virus file i.e fbak.exe, fix.exe, sscvihhost.exe, system.exe, etc

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Sinjid Fragmenteau, on Jun 11, 2009 6:31:26 am BST

I encountered the autorun.inf virus recently on all three of my flash drives and it was a bugger to remove. I spent (literally) hours on Command Prompt trying to get rid of the ASHR on it. So I finally typed "edit e:\autorun.inf". I found that there was something called "RECYCLER\INFO.exe" that was re-SHR-ing autorun.inf every time that I un-SHR'd it. So, I bagan work on un-SHR-ing RECYCLER\INFO.exe. I would un-SHR it, but when I typed "del e:\recycler\info.exe" it would tell me the file was not found. I was pretty PO'd at this point, so I quit. Then today I had an idea. My mother is a teacher and the school district buys Macintosh computers. Macintosh computers (however lousy they may be) do not have the 'SH' possibility; so, I plugged in my flash drives and the autorun.inf and RECYCLER files popped right up. I deleted autorun.inf with ease, but it wouldn't let me delete RECYCLER. I deleted its contents. I then plugged my flash drives pack in the PC. IT WAS BACK!! So, I moved back to te mac and deleted autorun.inf and RECYCLER's contents again, but this time I made a file named "autorun.inf" and files inside RECYCLER named "desktop.ini" and "info.exe". I plugged my flash drives into the PC, the virus was gone because there were files by their name already, so they could not remake themselves by their appointed name. My problem was solved.

So here are the steps:
1 Plug your infected flashdrive into a Macintosh
2 delete autorun.inf and the files in RECYCLER or whatever your re-shr-er file is
3 make files with the deleted files' names in the same spots the original files were located (i.e. if the original virus path was e:\RECYCLER\ you would put the file with the virus' name in RECYCLER in drive e)
4 your problem is solved!

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dr pepper, on Jun 16, 2009 4:07:38 pm BST
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I was able to remove the autorun.inf but still cant see the files. what should i do?

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vivian, on Jun 18, 2009 9:55:42 pm BST
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@prince
u r soooo brilliant thank you sooooo much i got new flash drive and it had autorun.inf and with ur steps i deleted it
thanksssssssssss

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Tarique Khan, on Aug 1, 2009 12:20:21 pm BST
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Please follow below steps this will stops for creating desktop.ini files

1. Click Start, and click Run. The Run dialog box appears.
2. Type regedit and then click OK. The Registry Editor opens.
3. Navigate to the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run

4. In the right pane, delete the value

Kernel32

5. Navigate to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\[Default Use ID]\Software\
Microsoft\Outlook Express\[Outlook Version].0\Mail

6. In the right pane, delete the values

Compose Use Stationery
Stationery Name
Wide Stationery Name

7. Navigate to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Opti­ons\Mail

8. In the right pane, delete the value

EditorPreference

9. Navigate to and delete these subkeys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\Shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\ShellEx
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\ScriptEngine
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\ScriptHostEncode

10. Exit the Registry Editor.


then find all Folder.htt and desktop.ini and Delete it. Restart Your

Computer. Now It will not show any Folder.htt and Desktop.ini and Your

Computer Performance will be Increase.

Please update me staus in my email id also
My email id is tarique78600@hotmail.com

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Debashis, on Aug 17, 2009 11:44:35 am BST
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Guys u dont have to tweak the registry or need to piss off, just download autorun eater and it will removeautorun.inf like a charm.


From here u can download it and its very very easy to use.


http://download845.filefront.com/dy1ncwvjdfmg/13840701/aeset­up2.4.exe

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autorunbreaker, on Aug 17, 2009 3:32:19 pm BST

You dont need an antivirus to remove it
you can be protected if you can use your usb drive well
you can read the free pdf here
www.autorunbreaker.com

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rose, on Aug 25, 2009 1:29:25 pm BST
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Please give me ways how to retrieve again my files under my folder. it was infected by virus and i cannot open it.please need some help

roselyn

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henry, on Aug 31, 2009 6:25:21 pm BST
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Open my computer - right click on USB removeable disk icon. Select explore then delete autorun.inf and hidden folder restore on usb.

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jungle ape, on Oct 23, 2009 7:29:28 pm BST

Right click on ur usb drive, click seach. The seach window appears. On the search option click more advanced option. Tick all options (this includes search for hiden files/folders and system files). But before yu seach do not type anything in the seach box. jes click sseach and all your files shows up. copy them n paste them somewhere i your other drives and change their properties (unhide them).

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