Sometimes you are connect pen drive or SD card in another computer for some purposes. After a switch pen drive on your PC, then Shortcut virus created on your system.
Shortcut Virus are eventually created and collapse whole system performance
Then it will create all files and folders as shortcuts.
At the same time, if your system, anti-virus ignore or unable to remove this kind of shortcut virus then you can follow these steps below
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Shortcut virus remover tool:-
Some software tools that help to remove shortcut virus completely on your PC and Pen-drives.
here i have suggested one shortcut virus removal tool named “Shortcut Virus Remover“. it helps to remove shortcut virus and improve system performance.
Shortcut Virus Remover download here on that following links :-
http://download.cnet.com/Shortcut-Virus-Remover/3000-2239_4-76253723.html
After download completed, then extract and install “Shortcut Virus Remover” on your system.
After all Installation completed, then run “Shortcut Virus Remover”
Then Put your virus infected Pen drive letter or Drive Letter (if you don’t know your driver letter means go to my computer check and make sure you’re already specified drive letter)
After all completed, then click “Clean Virus” button.
finally shortcut virus has removed from your specified drive
Remove shortcut virus using command prompt
The command prompt is one of the easy way to remove unwanted shortcut virus without any third-party softwares and tools. The following steps help to remove shortcut virus through command prompt.
Step 1:
Start menu-> search -> “cmd” or else press Window key+R
Step 2:
Then run your command prompt and make sure once on your computer drive name
Step 3:
Type attrib e:*.* /d /s -h -r -s. Here e: is my drive name. based on your driver you change this.
that’s it ! even more command prompt started to remove shortcut virus on your drive
Also some other tools are available to remove shortcut virus on your PC
Here is the links :-
UsbFix:
https://www.fosshub.com/UsbFix.html
Shortcut-Virus-Fixer:
http://download.cnet.com/Shortcut-Virus-Fixer/3000-2094_4-76079801.html
Shortcutremover:
http://www.shortcutremover.com/
Connect your Pendrive to your system.
Launch the Command Prompt application.
Make sure to launch the Command Prompt application with administrator rights.
Now, type your pendrive’s letter in the cmd window.
Tap the Enter button on your system keyboard.
Now, enter the del *.Ink command. Press Enter
Next, type attrib -s -r -h *.* /s.d
Tap Enter. Now the shortcut virus will be removed from your Pendrive.