Removing Shortcut Virus From USB Flash Drive and Computer

• What is Shortcut Virus and How Does It Spread

        When we connect a flash drive to an infected computer and transfer any file it automatically infect Pendrive and all files shown as Shortcut. This virus can affect any external storage like Flash Drives, External Hard disk, Phone Memory, Memory card or any Memory Stick, this is an anonymous malware which initially released online and spreading from one computer to another and we got Shortcut of files which are in USB drive if you try to open any file you will get error message.

• How To Remove Shortcut Virus From USB Drive 

1. To eradicate and prevent Shorcut Virus. I Highly Recommend to use Smadav Antivirus. You can download it in this link. Smadav Installer 
2. You can also removing Shortcut Virus by using CMD.

          Step 1. Go to Start and Search for cmd, as  it appears in start menu Right Click on it and Click “Run as Administrator“

          Step 2. Navigate to Flash Drive by typing its letter. [ Let’s Say it is i ], to find your USB drive letter open “My Computer” and check for letter, type i: and hit enter. 

          Step 3. Type ” del *.lnk ” (without quote) in cmd window and Hit Enter on your Keyboard.

          Step 4. Now type ” attrib -s -r -h *.* /s /d /l ”  ( without quote ) and hit Enter.