Remove a shortcut virus permanently from my laptop without any software
Did your Drive/ USB drive infected with shortcut virus? looking for get rid of this shortcut virus, Here the most easy way to remove a shortcut virus permanently from my laptop without any software?
Shortcut virus is a virus which Enters in to your Pen drive, PC, Hard Disk, Memory cards or mobile phone and change your files into shortcuts with the original folder icons. The logic behind your folder becoming short cuts is that, this virus hides your original folders/files in the same removable media and creates the short cut with the same name.
Computer Virus infection is only removed through antivirus programs as you know, but this time we are talking about Shortcut Virus which is a new modern virus automatically comes in your computer/USB/SD card and convert your content into a shortcut. Some time this virus also invisible your all contents.
When you Plugin your Pen drive in Your friend’s Shortcut Virus affected PC or when you insert your Friends virus infected USB to your Computer, You may get this virus too. Lets See How To remove This Shortcut Virus.
Remove Shortcut virus using CMD
Using Command Prompt to remove a virus and recover files is the best way and there are 95% Possibilities of virus removal. This Method Removes Shortcut virus from Pen drive, Memory cards, PC, Hard disk, and even Mobiles.
click on start menu type cmd select command prompt now windows command prompt will open.
now insert virus affected pendirve or note down virus affected drive name (your system drive, USB drive or memory card drive letter name)
Type command as shown bellow
attrib -h -r -s /s /d F:*.*
Note: here F: is your system drive letter which is affected with shourtcut virus.
About This Command
Attrib is a MS — DOS command Which help us to alter the properties of file/folder.
-h stand for “remove hidden”
-r stands for “remove read only”
-s “unmark system”.
Now press enter and wait for flew seconds to complete the command , after complete the command continue reading…
