Shortcut virus is very much found in Windows XP versions
Because XP is very easily effected by virus and hence it is spread through Pen-drives and memory card etc
TO remove shortcut virus we can use to effective methods given below
Method 1
Use any Linux OS and insert the pendrive after switching on the system
Step 1
Open file manager(My computer) and open your pendirve
So now you can see all the files including shortcuts and the original files
Step 2
And now yo need to delete all shortcut files, "autorun.inf" file and extra ".exe" files from all folders and sub-folders
Now the virus has been removed
If you don't have Linux OS available with \you you can to with Method 2
Method 2
Step 1
Insert your pen-drive in any windows OS
Step 2
open command prompt (Windows button + R) and insert the following text in your command window
attrib -h -r -s /s /d E:*.*
* replace "E" with the letter of your pendrive
So now you can see all the files including shortcuts and the original files
Step 3
And now yo need to delete all shortcut files, "autorun.inf" file and extra ".exe" files from all folders and sub-folders
Now the virus has been removed
Enjoy
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