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Trojan:INF/Ramnit.A
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Trojan:INF/Ramnit.A is the detection for "autorun.inf" files specifically created and used by members of the Win32/Ramnit family of malware when spreading to network and removable drives.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Disable Autorun functionality
This threat attempts to spread via removable drives on computers that support Autorun functionality. This is a particularly common method of spreading for many current malware families. For information on disabling Autorun functionality, please see the following article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715/
