How to Remove or Delete Shortcut Virus from USB Flash Drive

    What really happens to your folder on USB? Your can’t see them. Yes, this is the most common problem everyone is facing with their USB drives. When your Computer or another PC infected by virus or malware. The virus adds the hidden attribute to every file and folder on the USB drive and suddenly your files and folders in removable drive became shortcuts. The Shortcut also created ".exe" files with the filenames of your existing folders and gave them the folder icon. Do not try open or click on icon. Your files and folders are surely hidden by virus and Infected. This problem may cause not only in USB drive also in usb flash drive, memory card, and external drive etc.

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     We would be guiding you how you can manually remove or delete such Shortcut Virus. Just follow the simple steps to remove that shortcuts and retrieve your folders back.
Before your can restore your usb drive you need to remove virus shortcut from your computer PC. We would recommend that install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning and Remove virus shortcut. After virus has been deleted, just follow the simple steps.
1.  plug in your virus affected drive
2. Start command prompt by Click Start  Run and type “cmd”   or press  Win key + R to open Run box and type “cmd” and press Enter key.
3.  Find the drive letter of your USB drive.
4. Enter this command attrib -h -r -s /s /d f:\*.*
(assume your drive letter shows as F:)

5. Please wait a moment and your folders will be retrieved. All folder and file will be unhidden.


If you don't want to bother with command line We have a Tools that easy to remove ".exe" files and restore folder on your usb drive .

Remove Virus Shortcut and restore hidden file on your USB Flashdrive

 This Tools created by add command attrib -h -r -s /s /d f:\*.* to .bat file.
With this program you can find and fully, fast, easy, and handy, this removal tool protects your usb drive.

1. Copy and paste Remove Virus Shortcut Tools V.1.0 on your USB Flash drive

2. Run program and wait until all file restored

 3. Press any key to exit
 4. Open and check your drive. Your folders will be retrieved. Your usb drive cleaned.
 

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