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File: inst.lat

Location of inst.lat and Associated Malware

Check whether inst.lat is present in the following locations:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 specific inst.lat file locations:

  • C:\Documents And Settings\USER_NAME\Application Data\inst.lat

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 specific inst.lat file locations:

  • C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\inst.lat

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

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

Notes:

Different Variations of inst.lat File^

File SizeFile Md5Last Seen
20546362C30B0B0530395411D2DFEE3611010EMar 24, 2016
8217A011FAC76BB720CAED296A6C0A6D5630Mar 29, 2016
2239725865B8F487392916C288941C7242FF9Apr 4, 2016
66399CF9FB4B0AFA858E27C79A877414721A6Apr 5, 2016
2401495F90D049DF929DEDFF030E66AD07C4E2Apr 5, 2016
14712592D69197E5F07710A62ED658D808414EApr 10, 2016
287968C1758F9129327E72E1084CE29F3D8A14Apr 15, 2016
70842EFC3E9D21B70FE307C3A6AFC4978B3D5Apr 19, 2016
1909560097F045C4C2775F0E01A071D672411CApr 19, 2016
22126316636FE4D978C689CDEC785D757B13A9Apr 25, 2016
220415670C72667D608B5E0321E4AA81F72A7AApr 25, 2016
111888A130528435AFBC14A7191564771E5982Apr 26, 2016
2252132E0BC1551BD003C05C82F5EB9856E887May 2, 2016
260570153C1CF42A366EDEB849EAEA6AB5FE57May 2, 2016
1280324695E5E8663008CE10A561A1A51401A4May 9, 2016
396080723681C478D4F9DD5FE713D6FA97E8CMay 10, 2016
983925CF1624B95DD1580029C1ACE52FDB8DBMay 13, 2016
111251EEE854C728C2CADFC16E32B82143712DMay 13, 2016
385882D1585AA7AA01055ED65E8095DFC9350May 13, 2016
266115C81E6F824C61688DCFAB27967F31295EMay 15, 2016
68739F262B66A0F206844B01AC125C0C1AB97May 16, 2016
288468520F5830065D9C74F19E17F47E17C08CMay 16, 2016
296227B71BEBDF4EF2C9FFCCAF0B94BD3B3CECMay 19, 2016
788418CFE5289A7E7674E4B3D29EE1CC80A91May 19, 2016
230776ACD53CE13315029C128053733DA8D09BMay 20, 2016
1249096C88F49BCB223C3FFFA64CA181B2EA28May 22, 2016
169761E0AFC0296F706FD6A2B957DB65B2C7A6May 22, 2016
794684CEFA529289100075BB99B58A7B26625May 22, 2016
1673301C4EF749974221DB81348A2A8779E875May 23, 2016
595725D2CFAD90C2D227047A98EA199EBA4A8May 23, 2016
101477AC85F267F6FECF334A2800676B211D24May 23, 2016
576254F335F757EA2801353304D400E043B42May 24, 2016
361403B8A284D945C993CC926912B724DEA08May 24, 2016
11822946EDA4060F019AF8E9905F3A798C7D45May 24, 2016
1381982A15516221D873980810E5352DFB00FAMay 24, 2016
547568125BA2162F2B404B7440B5D4B188605May 26, 2016
258877D431AD08C590C336C4FFBF6514CA17A4May 26, 2016
2557549D8E24A515A8F06D88731D43A6CC8030May 27, 2016
23379778D5A068ED9F90BA26740E8E1FE4A506May 29, 2016
2810293D3E0D8E1ABAF9A4EA7957CFF4EA42A2May 30, 2016
120137F7BF2DCBB557527E000E171004CCF786May 30, 2016
288660D830A6B96819B740B644D0A7241FC4May 31, 2016
1557780E58AB826C48A858B3255FF221C4F3B5May 31, 2016
1871097B2B9381B638436D1109F4CB9285D17BJun 1, 2016
232170E2FFFD0183BACA7098217AC5786F256BJun 2, 2016
77561E55D02C0A50473230F19389C7D1B79F5Jun 3, 2016
1446554C010137DE5B024CC1B4CF4866E43C29Jun 3, 2016
165254B6425C27F0AFDF29683B08A3121CDBF4Jun 6, 2016
1527443838A85331C933DCB0E394E1B5934CD4Jun 6, 2016
11536951BEB2EABDF0217F55000895C243D659Jun 7, 2016
167289737ED86C91513532B1C8EC7930E35E66Jun 8, 2016
99608CB268F83CB65085476B2EE8AE031683FJun 10, 2016
252699A890CE56FDE2C7C2F076A5AE803EF9D8Jun 12, 2016
91095135276FBEB7820394A0C1EE1AB9CBF11Jun 12, 2016
2507861A36F052E2DFDAE9C1A3736DDE8BA1C6Jun 14, 2016
6845803BF1C1D157A0738937D654A102C5906Jun 14, 2016
15627D8AE1400EEE4D92B39094CBC5AB89695Jun 16, 2016
1791702039A4AED0DC967561A36A5AD2A55694Jun 18, 2016
660745D50C66E0D2F20C5776E0E0DC4192CAFJun 19, 2016
29481A56A8E2AC002728237016938364F4E3FJun 19, 2016
34551E05DC0C3AFC1C30CE67A819EC0D6D3C2Jun 23, 2016
23899749F0137716447B6F58A054D50591644DJul 4, 2016
94538DB5E234A6ADF187A5EBDE68CB98711A1Jul 4, 2016
28686AB0F8D03630D7A42B76C850879671631Jul 8, 2016
185846251F567BE1091D5286FA5FD9CDC4562Jul 8, 2016
141402D86869EA3E239318023DF8009333F65Jul 10, 2016
3513D9502E34BFFF177C077F388D456B239BJul 18, 2016
120402134803BA48F4CF8A9156E19CC6BEF76AJul 18, 2016
151568D4942D212406D64273C56E37E2CF0778Jul 24, 2016
131504DDF38DCA6AB3AA9B3BBDB536336B5299Jul 25, 2016
71106681F9EF4095CD183341D4EB30A68FB5CJul 26, 2016
117174EA0B846F3282A3765FADADE957B58105Aug 3, 2016
192286D28205520464656C0E28959CA7A3C671Aug 4, 2016
253153B472BBBDD3CC1016225CFAC099413BF0Aug 4, 2016
48729305F0A6549275B99C1C978C56642BDEEAug 14, 2016
25766105B723AEE9A1351D669E0BDE942B37AAAug 17, 2016
72546D6D50851D8E29E48613F7D841D21758AAug 20, 2016
1957670B4B507D86F62E8234178770F7BB19BDAug 26, 2016
22022590A3824C012394349FDE2CE34AA7A9A1Aug 26, 2016
102209D6E781836270091ED08570EF59FC0148Aug 30, 2016
2680241829FDE94C4F6E2FF49BE456B44BE956Sep 3, 2016
679436464E6D4C135FD2EAB343709BD5E7039Sep 8, 2016
529138364347F375B09EE22903567D8006EF5Sep 9, 2016
93387548868FB22F39ADB64AE1C94BCC242DESep 15, 2016
274120C6B73C71E7CE2D3EA5992E33DE2246E4Sep 16, 2016
3260443E4E68EAEBF3DBBC1C8DC495D2293E6Sep 16, 2016
100824B0B4FEAF59EE14E8F6324D77D535D168Sep 19, 2016
19330277F483C12A3B14AFE50AB3EE11B7F63ASep 21, 2016
4365012D57F2A44F2FA7FDD7B4435FDDDF386Sep 22, 2016
229095DF3F1B5B7A386968094FA4C761484B67Sep 29, 2016
21984FEE8A88E8FB2039ED65220C28EE9D75AOct 9, 2016
247883E9C17E9FD8B6CD0C5C7C7E51F002B39EOct 22, 2016
191388802D9B0188696254FEC6BA99F6A36CF3Nov 8, 2016
224910F8DA11DC2FBFBDA79B26D094670F4983Nov 8, 2016
14827733E929C9B8462D2EC5F047D6594B3E40Nov 8, 2016
2153457B764DA45319F74CCCED5DEAA4D4BFACNov 11, 2016
156574EFCDFACCD1CB161278C4BEE4FDD7D994Nov 14, 2016
255538FBD9EABF49F387395CF80A9AA6CE397BNov 29, 2016
1170226962305544964061F2D89F3F078F0006Nov 29, 2016
2683522A6B3BE1F254C56CA5829A049D3176E9Dec 12, 2016
438113423DB8F4A2FFA5B0F74A29F0BA5E6E3Dec 14, 2016
28097D4AB6CF79C8B77531CACBFE81D0B11CBDec 17, 2016
2867529C952EBB712B43D89C206687C05F8A41Dec 18, 2016
3576728199CA04E809ACF819ACF5E62859F5CDec 19, 2016
1258602F9651A5674B9DD19B40E7B5B5A19EAFJan 2, 2017
7311838466F6B2D6219C15D16739979A8AC1DJan 8, 2017
13197932F6471D2FACFD3978C647E7A51A3C0CJan 8, 2017
13758511A6C2C0269A3A45E74FE2F309104EAEJan 11, 2017
1315680BE8234B6B060A8431B89A28FBC9B538Jan 11, 2017
87663288962513205120DDA5E019B95013F91Jan 27, 2017
7173364BCBFFDC26E05E6146AEF319D8FAB77Jan 30, 2017
560362E550B0C03A896BB272A99DA7002D3B0Jan 30, 2017
197047DBEA2698C8F843B363E632DC1240A35FFeb 1, 2017
263425C522CA2BDD1897ABB69B0BC05A297D2CFeb 10, 2017
14916231338994D8C93E76E67DBE7332EFE831Feb 13, 2017
2480845834499893F376AB92BD000F3EB3453FFeb 19, 2017
134617B819E1DEE2D5DF152C227345E645DC9EMar 6, 2017
1244417E38C5E1F0C55879ABC456267957BBFDMar 13, 2017
2792762C7122473FC9BF4C531116FA2982EF82Mar 13, 2017

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 inst.lat^

  1. To enable deleting the inst.lat 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 inst.lat and click End Process.
  2. Using your file explorer, browse to the file using the paths listed in Location of inst.lat and Associated Malware.
  3. Select the file and press SHIFT+Delete on the keyboard.
  4. Click Yes in the confirm deletion dialog box.
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for each location listed in Location of inst.lat and Associated Malware.
  6. Notes:

    • The deletion of inst.lat 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 inst.lat 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.

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:

  1. Right-click on the file and select Send To -> Remove on Next Reboot on the menu.
  2. 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! Antimalware can effectively eradicate such viruses from your computer.

To remove all registry references to a inst.lat malware file:

  1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type regedit and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.
  3. On the Edit menu, select Find.
  4. In the Find dialog box, type inst.lat. The name of the first found registry value referencing inst.lat is highlighted in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.
  5. Right-click the registry value name and select Delete on the menu.
  6. Click Yes in the Confirm Value Delete dialog box.
  7. To delete all other references to inst.lat, 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 inst.lat and Associated Malware.