Remove Runauto. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Runauto

Type: Worms
Severity scale:Runauto severity is 23  (23 / 100)
 
Runauto is a relatively harmless worm written in Visual Basic Script. It spreads by copying itself to all local drives and removable media except floppy drives. Once the user opens such a drive, the worm is automatically executed. Runauto does not carry any payload. It secretly runs on every Windows startup.


Related files: autorun.exe, autorun.bat, autorun.vbs, autorun.reg, autorun.inf

Runauto properties:
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Runauto removal:

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Runauto manual removal:

Kill processes:
autorun.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\autorun
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit=userinit.exe,autorun.bat
Delete files:
autorun.exe, autorun.bat, autorun.vbs, autorun.reg, autorun.inf
Misc:
Runauto files reside in default system directory, which is C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32. They can also be found in the root of all local drives and removable media.

Other programs to remove Runauto:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 14/03/07
Information updated: 14/03/07

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