In recent days, the most common virus, infecting the removable storage device is a shortcut virus (that is what most people call it). It creates a small .exe or .lnk (windows shortcut) files of the folder in your removable storage device like pen-drives and memory cards. So in this post I will provide step by step guide on how to remove these kind of virus.
- So I just opened “Folder Option” and unchecked “Hide the Protected System Files” and selected “Show Hidden Files“
- And I i got all my folder and files.
- So basically the virus hide my files as they were system files.
- There is a command that let user to give those kind of attributes to files and folder “attrib”
- Open a “Command Prompt“
- And Select the drive which got infected mine was “F:\” (Just type F: and enter)
- Then use this command “attrib -h -s -i /s /d”
- Command Breakdown :-
- -h : remove hidden attribute from the file/folder
- -s : remove system file attribute from the file/folder
- -i : remove non-index file attribute from the file/folder
- /s : process all files
- /d : process folders as well
Before you run these command be sure to delete all the shortcuts and scan your pen-drive with an antivirus program. There are many variant of the virus some makes .exe files, some make a separate folder and put everything inside it and link it with the shortcuts or exe. Be sure to check your files by following the 1st step and then running the command. If you are infected with this virus then you wont be able to do the above steps follow these steps in safe mode. And remember always disable auto-play from control panel as most of the virus infect your computer with auto-play and always open your pen-drive with right clicking and selecting “Open” option.
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