Manual fixes are also available to solve this problem.Therefore,you can make use of any method you consider easier. Then, open your pen drive to access the files. (where e is drive letter, replace this with your drive letter i.e. So,download any of those and follow the instructions on the sites to use them. Solutions to Recover Pen Drive Infected by Shortcut Virus: Method 1- Open command prompt and type attrib -h -r -s /s /d e. How To Get Rid of Shortcut Viruses On A Computer and Removable Drivesįirst and foremost,it’s advisable you update your Anti-virus to see how it all goes and if this doesn’t solve the issue,you can proceed to the methods below.Īpart from updating your Antivirus,there are some softwares capable of getting rid of this virus. So tighten your seat-belt and let’s begin. So,in this tutorial,I’ll be giving some tips on ‘how to get rid of these viruses on a system and retrieve your files back.Īs there are `a thousand and one` fixes for this issue,I’ll try as much as possible to give the easiest of them here. Like I mentioned above,when this virus strikes your Computer it automatically changes folders & sometimes files into a shortcut which can neither be opened nor run. Well,as it is,just having an Anti-virus on a Computer system isn’t protective enough, but occasionally updating it as new viruses are being made and spread each day.Īmongst these numerous viruses,there’s this virus which is capable of changing/turning folders of extremely large MBs/GBs into small KBs and its often named “regsvr virus”(NOTE: Do not confuse it with the System file regsvr32 as they are two entirely different files.) If yes,then you should know how frustrating they can be. Have you ever encountered ‘Shortcut viruses’ on your flash drive/External Hard disk before?
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