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Solution For "Shortcut" Virus Affecting Your Pendrive

This document provides instructions for removing a "Shortcut" virus from a USB drive. It instructs the user to open the Command Prompt, run the "attrib" command with switches to remove hidden, read-only, and system file attributes recursively from all files on the drive, replacing the drive letter with the actual one for the USB drive. It then advises formatting the drive after copying files to a safe location in order to remove the virus before copying files back.

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Solution For "Shortcut" Virus Affecting Your Pendrive

This document provides instructions for removing a "Shortcut" virus from a USB drive. It instructs the user to open the Command Prompt, run the "attrib" command with switches to remove hidden, read-only, and system file attributes recursively from all files on the drive, replacing the drive letter with the actual one for the USB drive. It then advises formatting the drive after copying files to a safe location in order to remove the virus before copying files back.

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Solution for "Shortcut" Virus Affecting Your Pendrive  

Click on "Start" -->Run --> type cmd and click on OK.

 Here I assume your pendrive letter as G:

 Enter this command.

 attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.*

 You can copy the above command --> Right-click in the Command Prompt and paste it.

 Note : Don't forget to replace the letter g with your pen drive letter.

 Press Enter

 Now check for your files in Pen Drive.

 Copy your files and folder into somewhere save and then format your pendrive. After that, copy
back your files and folder back into your pendrive.

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