EASY WAY TO REMOVE SHORTCUT VIRUS

Are you still suffering from shortcut virus??

Worry no more as there are several methods in which you can free yourself from this virus.

#1:  Remove Shortcut virus using CMD

Using Command Prompt to remove a virus and recover files is the best way and there are 95% Possibilities of virus removal. This Method Removes Shortcut virus from Pendrive, Memory cards, PC, Hard disk, and even Mobiles. Just follow the steps given below

• Go to Start -> Run -> cmd.
• Open Command prompt as Administrator (Windows 7 or earlier: Windows key + R > Type CMD & ENTER, Windows 8: Search for “CMD” > Right click to CMD and Select “Run as Administrator” or right click over Start button and select “command prompt (Admin) “)
• Connect Your USB storage (Pendrive/SD card/flash drive/usb drive) to your Computer.
  Scan your storage with your antivirus program (Not compulsory but its effective) > If your antivirus found virus then delete it.
  
  
• Type in Command prompt :  attrib -h -r -s /s /d <Your USB drive letter>:\*.* (See <Your USB drive letter> from My computer and then type it For ex, if your drive letter is “D” then the command is like: ” attrib -h -r -s /s /d D:\*.* “)
• And then press Enter.
• Now your Shortcut files again convert to normal files. Delete unknown files from your storage after command process completes. I highly recommend you to after removing shortcut virus copy your USB data to your computer > Format the USB storage > Then again re-copy USB data back.
• Then scan again with antivirus

#2: Using Software

There are multiple software found in web for fixing this problem so i use USB Fix for this tutorial because it works great and freeware.

Download USB fix and install (If your antivirus showing virus in this software then please disable it for a few minutes)

Close all the programs from taskbar, you are running, because when it start it auto close your all programs and you may lose your data.

Connect all of your external storages to computer > Choose clean

It automatically cleans your shortcut virus problems from all USB storages and don’t forget to restart your computer after using this tool because it make changes in windows directory and until you restart your computer, your computer will not work properly.

#3: Remove Shortcut virus using WINRAR

Even after using CMD if still the shortcut virus remains, you can use the WinRar to Recover back the files, Since WinRar allows one process to execute and no Shortcut virus could work inside the WinRar Just follow the below-given instructions

• Open WINRAR Application.
• Navigate to your Pendrive location or PC Folder location.
• Copy Files and Paste where you want.
• Format your Pendrive.

#4: Remove Shortcut virus using ANTIVIRUS

If the Drive gets infected again and again even after following the above-given methods, Just Install Avast Antivirus and do a Boot Time Scan, using this will remove all the malware in boot Time.

Get Free Avast Antivirus Here 

How to prevent shortcut virus from coming back?

Install HFV or SmadAV as your primary defense and a good antivirus plus it with Malwarebytes Premium to complete your solid protection