Yes, USB.

Avira popped up saying it blocked the running of the file.  Then, I think it
was windows blocking me, but I was thinking Avira blocked the file and
windows couldn't open it.

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> maybe... is it usb? Random thoughts:
>
> Mine autoruns but I am not sure how that happens. An inf file is
> normal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INF_file) but um so are most
> viruses. AFAIK you should be able ot open it with notepad.
>
> Avira is rather intelligent; on the other hand it would be suspicious
> of an unknown system file, right?
>
> Most useful question I can think of -- when you say access was denied
> -- what denied it? Avira? Or was it maybe Windows preventing you from
> running with scissors?
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Matthew Smith <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Just plugged in an external hard drive to a laptop.  Avira said it
> blocked
> > autorun.inf.  Tried to open the autorun.inf file with notepad just to see
> > what is up with it.  Access was denied.  Not sure if that it avira doing
> > that or something else is going on.
> >
> > Is this evidence of a virus?  Should an external hd have an autorun.inf?
> >
> >
> >
>
> 

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