Home / malware Trojan:W32/Autoruninf.gen
First posted on 08 March 2010.
Source: SecurityHomeAliases :
There are no other names known for Trojan:W32/Autoruninf.gen.
Explanation :
A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.
Additional DetailsTrojan:W32/Autoruninf.gen is a Generic Detection of autorun.inf files that may have been created on fixed or removable drives (such as USB drives) by malicious programs. These files are used by malware such as worms to facilitate their spread to new victims.
An autorun.inf file is a Windows instruction file associated with the Autorun feature; the file instructs the operating system what actions it may take with certain files (Open Files, Copy Files, etc) when a drive is accessed.
A malicious program may subvert the Autorun feature to:
€ Automatically execute a malicious file when the host drive is opened € Trick the user into executing a malicious file, usually by using social engineering techniques
For more information about Autorun malware, please see the Worm:W32/Autorun description.Last update 08 March 2010
