How to Remove Shortcut Virus Trick 1

When your folders go missing on your computer or your storage device, or simply created shortcuts in each of them, then they are infected with a shortcut virus.

  Follow the given steps to remove it:

• Open the Command Prompt. You can find it under "Accessories" or just search for "CMD" on search bar of your Windows computer. 
• Find out in what drive of your computer the virus/shortcut are located. Go to My 
  Computer (for Windows 7 or below) or This PC; you'll notice the C, D, E, etc drives.

• Go to CMD and type in the commands.
  

  • For example, the virus is located in "F" drive, then just type attrib-h-r-s / s / df: \ *. *. The F beside the D is your drive; simply change it to where drive the virus is located.
    • -h: to unhide all files on drive W
    • -r: create the files in drive W is free of read-only attribute.
    • -s: making all files on drive W to be not part of the system again, so easy in the clear
    • f: w drive
    • *. *: All files ending in
• Press Enter. The bigger the files, the longer the processing takes.
  

  • Wait until you see "C\:Users.." again. It means that drive will unhide all the folders in your drive.
• Check your drive again. The folders are now retrieved together with the shortcut viruses.
  

  • Remove unnecessary files, the shortcut files that are not supposed to be there.
  • You might find autorun.inf or desktop.ini; simply delete them.
• Scan or update your computer. You may also scan your computer with Windows Defender or Microsoft Security essential, too. Make sure that the software is updated.