1. Right-click on Start and select Command Prompt (Admin).
Sign in with your Administrator account and password if the system asks.
2. Type: D: and hit Enter. (Replace D: with the drive letter of device where the
virus files exist.)
3. Type: attrib and hit Enter.
4. Type: attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and hit Enter.
5. Type: del autorun.inf and hit Enter.
If you are infected by other viruses, replace autorun.inf with other virus
extenstion such as *.ink or *.exe so to respectively delete those suspicious files.
You'll be able to see your files and data on Windows PC or USB flash drive now.
Method 2. Cleanup Shortcut Virus with Shortcut Virus Remover or Anti-virus Software
If you need a double guarantee, you can download and install anti-virus software to
clean up all shortcut virus from Windows 10/8/7 computer and USB etc external
storage devices. Here below you'll see a list of anti-virus software and tools that
you can selectively choose one to try:
Trojan Removal Tool;
Shortcut virus fixfolder;
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, etc.
Method 3. Delete/Wipe Shortcut Virus from Registry
1. Press Win+R and type: regedit to enter the registry;
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Click on Software > Microsoft > Windows >
CurrentVersion > Click Run;
3. Press Win + R, type: msconfig > Click OK;
4. In Startup, uncheck everything except for the anti-virus software;
5. Click OK > Click Restart now.
