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Location of payload.inf and Associated Malware

Check whether payload.inf is present in the following locations:

C:\WINDOWS\inf\payload.inf

If you find payload.inf in any of these locations, your computer is very likely to be infected with the following malware:

Notes:

You can check if payload.inf is associated with the malware listed above by running a Exterminate It! Free Scan.
You can easily remove all the files listed above with Exterminate It!.

IMPORTANT: Malware files can be camouflaged with the same file names as legitimate files. The payload.inf file is associated with malware only if found in the locations listed above.

Different Variations of payload.inf File

File Size	File Md5	Last Seen
1455	91F913883781BEABCCBD983A308026EB	Mar 16, 2011
1456	796FDF771B6254F2BDAF958349175C65	Apr 12, 2011
1455	16EC92D4955673C9DC02259E2A58D04A	Dec 29, 2010

Why Is It Important to Remove Malware Files?

It is imperative that you delete malware-associated files as soon as possible because they can be used - or are already being used - to inflict serious damage on your PC, including:

Disrupting the normal functioning of the operating system or rendering it completely useless.
Hijacking valuable private information (credit card numbers, passwords, PIN codes, etc.)
Directing all your Web searches to the same unwanted or malicious sites.
Dramatically slowing down your computer.
Gaining total control of your PC to spread viruses and trojans and send out spam.

How to Remove payload.inf

To enable deleting the payload.inf file, terminate the associated process in the Task Manager as follows:
- Right-click in the Windows taskbar (a bar that appears along the bottom of the Windows screen) and select Task Manager on the menu.
- In the Tasks Manager window, click the Processes tab.
- On the Processes tab, select payload.inf and click End Process.
Using your file explorer, browse to the file using the paths listed in Location of payload.inf and Associated Malware.
Select the file and press SHIFT+Delete on the keyboard.
Click Yes in the confirm deletion dialog box.
Repeat steps 2-4 for each location listed in Location of payload.inf and Associated Malware.

Notes:

The deletion of payload.inf will fail if it is locked; that is, it is in use by some application (Windows will display a corresponding message). For instructions on deleting locked files, see Deleting Locked Files.
The deletion of payload.inf will fail if your Windows uses the NT File System (NTFS) and you have no write rights for the file. Request your system administrator to grant you write rights for the file.

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Deleting Locked Files

You can delete locked files with the RemoveOnReboot utility. You can install the RemoveOnReboot utility from here.

After you delete a locked file, you need to delete all the references to the file in Windows registry.

To delete a locked file:

Right-click on the file and select Send To -> Remove on Next Reboot on the menu.
Restart your computer.

The file will be deleted on restart.

Note: In the case of complex viruses that can replicate themselves, malware files can reappear in the same locations even after you have deleted those files and restarted your computer. Exterminate It! can effectively eradicate such viruses from your computer.

To remove all registry references to a malware file:

On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.
On the Edit menu, select Find.
In the Find dialog box, type FILENAME. The name of the first found registry value referencing payload.inf is highlighted in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.
Right-click the registry value name and select Delete on the menu.
Click Yes in the Confirm Value Delete dialog box.
To delete all other references to payload.inf, repeat steps 4-6.

IMPORTANT: Malware files can masquerade as legitimate files by using the same file names. To avoid deleting a harmless file, ensure that the Value column for the registry value displays exactly one of the paths listed in Location of payload.inf and Associated Malware.

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