What is shortcut virus and how to delete/ remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card using cmd prompt, antivirus, manually.
Shortcut virus is that virus which creates shortcuts of the original file and hide the original file in windows pc/computer/laptop. Sometimes these shortcuts are unable to delete from pendrive ,laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card (again create after refresh flash drive/ pendrive, sd card, hard disk). We use pendrive mostly and when we plug pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card and mobile phone USB cable into our windows pc/ computer/ laptop USB port. Infrequently, we are disgruntled to see our important files changes into shortcut files and also this shortcut virus infected our windows pc/computer/laptop hard disk.
To delete/ remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card we have 3 methods using cmd prompt, antivirus, manually.
How to delete/ remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card using cmd prompt.
Mostly people using cmd prompt to remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory with attrib cmd just because of this method needs no any additional software such as antivirus etc. The following steps to use attrib cmd to delete/ remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card.
NOTE: make sure all the drives are close.
1. Plug in your infected pendrive/ flash drive, memory card etc and go to Start -> Run -> cmd or press Win key + R.
2. In opened cmd prompt, go to your pen drive, memory cards or mobile phone directory and locate your drive by type drive letter and hit enter for example- G: (replace G with your drive letter)
3. Type del *.lnk and hit enter(to delete all link files in the directory)
4. Type attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.* (replace g with your drive letter)
5. Hit enter
Forasmuch, you can retrieve your folders and files. I assure that this is useful for you. Anteriorly, if you face any problem then leave a comment.
TIPs: After, delete/remove
shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card using
cmd prompt. Subsequently, you got your files and folders. Copy these files and
folders and paste in your pc/computer/laptop. Also, format your infected drive
and again copy these files and folders.
How to delete/remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card using antivirus.
There are so many antivirus available on internet which solve shortcut virus from pendrive, laptop, pc ,computer, hard disk, memory card but size of these software is very large and some of there antivirus are paid. SMADAV is 1.13mb sized software which definitely delete/remove shortcut virus from pendrive, memory card, laptop, pc, computer.
1. download smadav antivirus from below link:
2. install in you windows pc/computer/laptop
3. scan
your pc/computer/laptop drives and also scan pendrive, flash drive, memory
card, external hard disk
Hope so this method delete/remove
shortcut virus from your infected device.
Tips: SCAN your all drive of your pc/computer with SMADAV.
How to delete/ remove shortcut virus in pendrive, laptop, pc, computer, hard disk, memory card without cmd prompt and antivirus - manually remove shortcut virus.
Incontestably, you can delete/remove shortcut virus without cmd prompt and antivirus. This method is to remove shortcut virus manually. Also you got original files and folders and delete/remove all shortcuts of your original files.
1. Go to START -> TASK
MANAGER ->PROCESSES
2. Click on “Images Name” and find “wscript.exe”
3. Right click on “wscript.exe” and
click “end processes”
4. Go to START-> FOLDER OPTIONS ->
VIEW
4. Scroll down and remove tick from “hide
protected operating system files (recommended)”
5. Click on Apply and click OK.
6. Go to infected drive
(pendrive,memory card,hard disk, flash drive) and remove all shortcut virus
files and other unwanted files fron your USB pendrive, laptop, pc, computer,
hard disk, memory card.
NOTE: Infrequently, “wscript.exe” is not shown in processes then
skip this step and go to step 4
Finally counsel: Create a folder in pen drive and copy all
important files and folder in it.
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