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? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315770 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
