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How to Remove Shortcut Virus on Windows

If you've plugged in a USB drive or SD card and found that your files are missing and replaced with shortcuts, your USB drive has likely been infected with a virus. Luckily, your data should still be be there, it's just hidden. You can recover your data and remove the infection from your drive and computer with a few commands and some free tools.

Fixing the Drive

 

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Determine the drive letter of the USB drive. You'll need to know the drive letter for the USB drive or memory card that has been affected by the virus. The quickest way to find this is to open the "Computer"/"This PC" window. The drive letter for the USB drive will be listed next to the drive label.

• Press ⊞ Win+E to open the window on any version of Windows.
• Click the Folder button in your taskbar to open the window.
• Click "Computer" in the Start menu if you're using Windows 7 or Vista.    

 

 

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Open the Command Prompt. You'll be performing the fix using a few quick Command Prompt commands. The process for opening the Command Prompt varies depending on the version of Windows you are using:

• Any version - Press ⊞ Win+R and type "cmd" to launch the Command Prompt.
• Windows 8 and newer - Right-click the Windows button and select "Command Prompt."
• Windows 7 and older - Open the Start menu and select "Command Prompt."

 

 

 

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Type .attrib -h -r -s /s /d X:\*.* and press ↵ Enter. Replace X with your USB drive's letter. For example, if your USB drive's letter is E, type attrib -h -r -s /s /d E:\*.* and press ↵ Enter.^[1]

• This will unhide the files, remove any read-only attributes, and remove the shortcuts.
• The process may take a while to complete, depending on how much data is on the USB drive.

  

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