Remove Autorun Shortcut virus from USB and Computer.
USB, Micro SD Cards or Flash drives are the most common devices to store data and transfer them from one computer to other. Sometimes while transferring data USB got shortcut Error. Basically, this is a virus known as shortcut virus. Shortcut virus converts every file into shortcut present in USB/ Flash Drive Or Hard drive. Today I will guide you to remove this virus with a very easy method. First, I will let you know what is shortcut virus and how it spreads.
How Shortcut Virus Spreads?
This is an anonymous malware which initially released online and spreading from one computer to another and we got a shortcut of files which are present on the external drive. When we try to open any file it will give an error message. Secondly, when we connect USB/ Pen drive with an infected computer and transfer any file it automatically infects USB/ Pen drive and all file are shown as Shortcut. Here is an example of infected files in USB.
How to Remove Shortcut Virus from Pen drive or USB?
You can remove shortcut virus from USB by formatting it. But, If there are some important file in USB you are not going to format it.To remove shortcut virus follow steps given below.
Step 1. Go to start and search cmd, as it appears in start menu, Right click on it and select "Run as Administrator"
Step 2. Type the letter of your flash drive in cmd (Let's say it is H) and hit enter. To find the letter of your flash drive open "My Computer" and note letter of USB/ Pendrive. For example, USB letter is h then you need to type h: and hit enter.
Step 3. Type del *.Ink in cmd and hit enter.
Step 4. Now type attrib -s -r -h *.* /s /d /l and hit enter.
After few seconds your all files will be recovered from a virus and ready to use.
How to remove Shortcut Virus From Computer?
When your USB recovered you can use them but if you plugin it into the infected computer your USB will infect again. So you need to remove a source of the virus. Follow the following steps given below.
Step. 1 First of all open Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Button.
Step. 2 Go to process tab and search for process "Wscript.exe" Right click on this task and end this task.
Step. 3 Go to start and search for "regedit" and navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION
/RUN
Here locate "nkvasyoxww" OR "odwcamszas" if found then right click on it and delete this registry.
After deleting this registry your computer will be recovered from shortcut virus and now you are secure to use USB Pendrive on your Pc.
If Shortcut virus is still on your computer then open run Box by pressing Windows+ R Button.
Type %temp% here in the run box and hit enter.When your temp folder opens delete "nkvasyoxww.vbs" File. You can delete all files found in a temp folder.
Now restart your computer and you are free from Shortcut Virus.
At the end, Thanks for your interest here and if you are facing any problem feel free to ask me in comments.
Step. 2 Go to process tab and search for process "Wscript.exe" Right click on this task and end this task.
Step. 3 Go to start and search for "regedit" and navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION
/RUN
Here locate "nkvasyoxww" OR "odwcamszas" if found then right click on it and delete this registry.
After deleting this registry your computer will be recovered from shortcut virus and now you are secure to use USB Pendrive on your Pc.
If Shortcut virus is still on your computer then open run Box by pressing Windows
After I hit enter in the last step you said, it will say "Access Denied G-System Volume Information"
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