How to Remove Shortcut Virus?

Ever got your flash drives infected by Shortcut virus? It is said to be Trojan that consolidates every file in your portable devices and put it into a hidden file. This creates a shortcut.exe file giving no option other than to click on it. Once the file gets executed, it installs malicious applications.

There are several methods to remove it from your devices. Here is the method that I found working.

Follow the instructions given below:

1.   Open your command prompt (run as Administrator).

2.   Type the drive letter of your flash drive or external hard disk and a colon after it. For example, G:

3.   Once you did it you are directed to your infected device. Now type: 

attrib G:*.* /d /s -h -r -s 

4.   And click Enter on your Keyboard.

5.   Now it’s done. Go open your drive!

A sample to guide you.