I think my system is infected with a virus system.exe! Help...?

Question

I have updated avast anti virus thats working fine. I scan my system every one month and no virus is found. But recently I noticed that whenevr I copy some folder to externel memory devices like pendrive then a file called autorun.ini and setup.exe is also copied. And the problem is that avast is not detecting it. Is it a virus or some kind of system files. Please help... I am a bit tensed.

Answer 1

Try installing and running this



http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

Answer 2

the setup.exe is a virus and the autorun makes it run when ever you plug your thumb drive into anything. Avast obviously does not work very well. install and run malwarebytes and delete the 2 files on your thumbdrive.

Answer 3

autorun.ini is used to auto run a file, usually called setup.exe. It might be that.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

download kaspersky software just google it, it's the best software for virus detection.

Answer 6

run free flash disinfector:



http://experi3nc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/flash-disinfector-by-subs/



http://www.precisesecurity.com/tools-resources/adware-tools/flash-disinfector/



this will sort out any autorun.inf problems on your USB stick & protect your USB from autorun.inf problems.



free flash disinfector also protect your USB from worms & trojan which use autorun.inf

Answer 7

sounds like a registry error.