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I.C Tiempo

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How to Remove Shortcut Virus from


flash drive and computer
How to remove shortcut virus? I receive so many
complaints about this shortcut virus. How it affects
every precious file that we value the most. If your file is
infected by it, it will be hidden and inaccessible until at
some point that it becomes corrupted and unusable. Not
good, right?

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In response to that, I created this ultimate guide on


how to remove shortcut virus and other important things

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This shortcut virus replicates your files and folders, hide


and replace it with shortcuts.exe. This is a combination
of Trojan and Worm. The bad thing about this shortcut
virus, it will leave you no options but to click it in order
to open your files and folders. Then after executing it,
the virus starts to duplicate itself and install malicious

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software that monitors your computing habit and worst,


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This is purely Trojan; it consolidates every file in your


portable devices and put it into one hidden folder. Then,
it creates a Flash Disk shortcut.exe. Like the file and a
folder shortcut virus, it will give you no choices but to

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click it to see your files. Once executed, it installs


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Unfortunately, not all antivirus can detect shortcut virus.
So, the best thing you can do, is to make-it-a-habit not
to open your portable devices or hard drive via autorun
or from my computer. Heres the complete Shortcut
virus First Aide to do lists;
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Open your Flash Drive and Hard Disk by right-clicking
it, then click explore or type

its drive letter in the

windows address bar to prevent any script from


running.
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Follow the instruction here how to unhide Files


hidden by the virus, to see the real files which are
hidden by shortcut virus and to avoid executing it.
The above steps are designed to prevent shortcut virus
from infecting your computer. It will also help you
distinguish the real file from the virus-made files. As
what I have said earlier, even prominent antivirus failed
to catch shortcut virus. Nonetheless, I will be sharing
you 3 methods to remove it, follow the guide below;

How to remove shortcut virus using


shortcut virus remover tools Method
1?
Download these two tools, namely: Trojorm Removal
Tool and Shortcut virus fixfolder, click here.
Now, after downloading the shortcut virus remover tools
above,

extract

it

using

winrar

or

any

other

file

decompressor. Then run the Trojorm Removal tool first,


make sure that you run it inside your flash drive, wait
until the scan is complete and press enter. Next, copy
the Shortcut Virus fix folder, paste it inside your flash
drive or external drive. Then, open it via right-click,
choose open with and select notepad. Look for the
H:, change it according to your Flash Drives letter (ex.
E:, F:, G: and so on).

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When you are done editing, save it. Now double click the
vbs file or open it via right-click, choose Windows
Based Script Host. . .after running the script, shortcut
virus must be gone and your files are now visible.

How to remove Shortcut virus using


command prompt/CMD? Method 2
You should proceed this method if the first one doesnt
work. This involves a command prompt. Now click
start, run, type CMD type the drive letter of your
flash drive or external hard disk and a colon after it eg
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F: Once done type this attribute attrib f:*.* /d /s -h -r


-s. You should see your files now and Shortcut Virus
must be removed.

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Shortcut virus remover tools and


command prompt access denied problem
Shortcut virus remover and CMD attrib command are two
best methods of removing shortcut virus ill-effects.
However, in some occasion using these methods returns
an access denied error. This problem is common on hard
disk that uses NTFS this is rare on Flash drives (FAT &
FAT32).
Solutions:
1. In fixfolder, see to it that you change the drive
according to your Flash drive and hard disk drive
letter.
2. In the command prompt, make sure that you typed
the command correctly including the spaces.
What if you did everything right, from changing drive
letter and typing the attrib command accurately as it is

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and still receive the access denied error?


Run chkdsk command using CMD. If you dont know
how to do it? Please visit this guide Windows
detected a hard disk problem.

How to clean, delete and remove stubborn shortcut


virus from extremely infected PC, computer, laptop,
notebook and other portable devices permanently?
You followed the shortcut virus remover guide above and
found it helpful. In fact, your shortcut virus problem is
now solved. However, after plugging again your Flash
drive, external hard drive (HDD) and SD card it became
infected again. Why this happen?
Reason: Your computer is extremely infected with
shortcut virus.
Solutions: You should clean your PC first and protect it
before inserting any of your storage devices. How?
Download RKill and run it. To stop any malicious
processes including shortcut virus.
Download RogueKiller and run it as well. To remove
any variants of trojans.
Download Malwarebytes , install, update and run a
scan. For more malware removal that RogueKiller
might missed.
Install SmadAV Antivirus. A finishing touch, this also
removes shortcut virus and act as computer shield
against it. Thus, preventing future infections.

note: Please do not restart your PC until you finished


installing SmadAV antivirus.
Video Tutorial

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This Shortcut virus removal video tutorial, is an answer


to all emails, requesting me to make a video tutorial of
this post. It will be the best solution for those who are
fond or more comfortable on video tutorial. In this
tutorial also, you will learn the two types of shortcut
virus. It is all in one Shortcut Virus removal How-to.

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Finally, if you followed the two methods above and still
you see the shortcuts,

use this shortcut virus remover

to remove those shortcuts remnants.

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Download: HFV HFV Hidden Folder Virus is my favorite


shortcut virus remover. It is easy to use and you dont
need to install it in your system because it works as a
standalone application. If run in the first time, it will
prompt you to enter your desired password. HFV can
disinfect and remove shortcut virus both from internal
and portable devices. To clean your Hard Drive, Folder,
Files or Portable device just simply click the ADD or
BROWSE, select the desired drive, folder or file, then
choose the Delete Virus after that click Unhide Files
to recover your files. Thats how easy HFV removes
shortcut virus.

How to prevent shortcut virus from


coming back?
Install HFV or SmadAV as your primary defense and a
good antivirus plus it with Malwarebytes to complete
your solid protection. Your comments and suggestions
are highly appreciated to improve this How to Remove
Shortcut Virus Tutorial. Speak up your mind in the
comment box below.

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Anonymous
YOU ARE A SAVIOUR!!!! THANK YOU SO
MUCH!!!!!!
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I.C Tiempo

Its good to know that this article helped you


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solved your problem, thanks for dropping by


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Mohamed
Thanks a lot, for this solution/fix since I have
the exact same problem this was very helpful
wish u the best
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I.C Tiempo

You are always welcome Mohammed, at least


this article serves its purpose, that is to help
everybody else solve their tech problems,
shortcut virus is just one of it..
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Brixton Lao

thank you so much sir you made my day!


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I.C Tiempo

Its my pleasure to help you Brix & every


individual solved their tech problems! thank
you also Brixton for dropping by!
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FRANK
Thank you so much Sir! I was able to
remove shortcut virus and recovered all
my files with the help of this article. GOD
BLESS.
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Frank, youre always


welcome. I am happy that you
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found this tutorial helpful on


solving your shortcut virus
problem.
Reply

Anonymous
this is Gashaw Lulie from Ethiopia
thank you for your support
please tell me the detaile steps performed on
each of the two tools
thank you
Reply

Chiji

Wow Finally Got it, This is very useful to solve


this shortcut virus
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I.C Tiempo

Hi Gashaw Lulie, thank you for the


compliments. There is no need for detailed
instructions since I explained it already in
method 1. However, if you are a bit confuse let
me expound it a bit. In Trojan remover, just
run it inside your flash disk. About the fix
folder, before running it inside your flask disk,
right click it first then click open
with.choose notepad..then look for the
cDrive = H:.now change the H: with your
flash disk drive letterThen save the file and
you can now run it to fix your problem..
Reply

jj
Hi Sir where can I download the software
and the name of the software?
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello JJ, everything is in the


guide above, just read, it will
guide you where and how to
download shortcut virus remover.
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I.C Tiempo

hello Chiji, Im glad I helped you!


Reply

zeeshan macknojia

Thanks for your such an informative and lovely


blog. I really appreciate you LCD BEZEL
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I.C Tiempo

Thanks for the commendation zeeshan


macknojia!
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spal

all originals gone and now its just shortcuts


solve
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I.C Tiempo

Hi Spal, have you tried to check your


flash drive or hard disk properties? It
seems that youre files are hidden by
files and folder shortcut virus. Its
another shortcut virus variation. However
the method 2 above will surely help you.
Just follow the instructions correctly.
Then get back, if there is still a problem.
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Reply

miss

Thank you for having a big heart in sharing


this! More blessings be upon you.
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I.C Tiempo

You are welcome Miss and thank you for


that wonderful comment. I am very glad
that I solved your Shortcut Virus issue.
More power to you also.
Reply

Hamza Arshad

how to remove it from mypc or does it affect pc


speed..
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Hamza Arshad, as what I have said


Shortcut Virus has two variations. If you
are infected by the Shortcut Flashdisk
Virus, you dont have to worry because
the method 2 above will erase it.
However, if you are infected by the Files
and folder Shortcut Virus, still the
method two will help you unhide your
original files. But you have to remove
those Shortcut Virus manually, by
deleting it one by one or install a good
Antivirus to delete it all automatically. I
am personally using NOD32 but avira is a
good alternative, just check my posts on
free Antivirus. With regard to your
question if shortcut virus slows your pc?
In my experience the Flash disk Shortcut
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Virus doesnt affect your pcs


performance but the Files and folder
shortcut virus does slows your computer,
since it duplicate itself and eats your
your hard drive storage space.
Reply

jerni
Sir, I want to remove shortcut virus
for my files and folder in usb help
me I am fed up with that shortcut
viruses.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Jerni, everything is


already explained above.
Please have sometime to
read the how to remove
shortcut virus guide
carefully. You can also use
shortcut virus remover(s) as
your immediate solution on
getting rid of it.
Reply

Hamza Arshad

can you tell me one thing that if i reinstall


windows will it be cured . Does it affect C:
windows drive only or other drives also ?
Reply

I.C Tiempo

Hi Hamza, this post guides you to


remove shortcut virus without
reformatting your PC, to prevent data
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losses. But if you really want to reinstall


windows, yes, it will totally remove any
viruses not just shortcut virus. Shortcut
virus, mainly affect drive c: but it can
also infect other drive partitions.
Just a tip, after installing your windows,
simply install antivirus and free
malwarebytes first, update it before
opening any files, folder or any drive
partition to prevent any malicious script
left-over from running.
Reply

Ahmed Awny

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH


Reply

I.C Tiempo

Ahmed, I am happy to help you solved


your Shortcut Virus problems.I appreciate
your commendation.
Reply

Crushed

Hi,
I am trying to run malwarebytes, but I ran into
runtime errors (57:177 and 49:252). I uninstall
malwarebytes using mbn-clean.exe. I download
malwarebytes 2.0.1 and changed my folder
options. I changed the name of the
malwarebytes 2.0.1.exe to SWEEP.com. I tried
to run the proggram but i got a ShellExecuteEX
Failed; code 115. No application is associated
with the specific file for this operation.
message. HELPPPP!!!!!
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Crushed, I appreciate your trust,


but you post your question in the wrong
page. This article is all about Shortcut
Virus. Nevertheless, please see my
answer in the right place.
http://www.techchore.com/2014/04/malwarebytesruntime-error.html
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waleed yossef

i have a trojan : trojan.ink.gen . and it do the


shortcut problem i used ur tool but it gives
me error in the final phase after changing the
drive letter .. i really dont know what to do it
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Waleed, Trojan.ink is usually link to


Shortcut virus that infects your computer
or Flash Drive and other portable devices.
If you are having problem to remove
Shortcut Virus with the Shortcut virus
removal tool use the command prompt as
specified above and in the Shortcut virus
removal video tutorial.
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Angela Monalisa

Thank you!!! The trojan remover works for me,


I actually tried to you cmd many times but the
annoing script kept showing up. Thanks!!!
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Angela, I am delighted that I


helped you solved your Shortcut Virus
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problem. Thank you as well.


Reply

ifeanyi simon

hi i did everything that method one and two


then i discovered the files are separated one
there is no shortcuts and the other there is
shortcuts then i try to delete them one by one
but as am deleting them they are coming back.
please what is wrong? again clear me, do run
the fixfolder in my flash or desktop after open
it through notpad?
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Simon, you did what is right in


removing Shortcut Virus. You should run
fix Folder inside your flash drive and
follow the instruction above carefully. If
shortcut virus keeps coming back, the big
tendency is your PC is infected by it. To
solve that issue, kindly download free
antivirus, just click antivirus category at
the sidebar, I recommend Avira or Avast,
support it with Malwarebytes 2.0.1 (@
anti-malware category).
Install and update Antivirus &
Malwarebytes, Then scan all your drive
partitions, a boot scan may be
recommended in case of extreme PC
shortcut virus infection. Afterwards, retry
the methods above, you can manually
remove the shortcut files or remove it via
Shortcut Virus Remover,
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ifeanyi simon

ok sir, let me do that. thank you. i will


get back to you.
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ifeanyi simon

Irvin Chester Tiempo, am very grateful for your


timely and accurate solution you gave me on
how to remove my shortcuts by those
softwares you ask me to download.
i did and it worked, thanks once again.
but sir, i still want you to help me if there is a
software i can use to recover my pictures i took
with my phone and when i want to retrieve
them through my pc they refuse to display. i
then put the memory card inside my phone yet
it cant display. pls help. i need those pictures
so much because they are so beautiful.
can thesame method above recover those
pictures or do i need a special software to
make them display. thank you.
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I.C Tiempo

Hi Simon, I am very glad that you solved


your Shortcut Virus problem by following
my advice. On the other hand about your
picture, if you can open your memory card
through card reader in your computer and
the properties of your memory card
shows that there is a used space, then
the method you used above is also your
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solution.
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Badz

Ive done both but shortcuts are still


appearing.
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Badz, thanks for dropping by.


Please take a look at Simons comment
above and the solution I gave him. It
seems that you have the same problem,
your computer is infected with Shortcut
Virus not just your Flash drive.
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Saefurrohman Dede

Thank you so much !!!


Reply

I.C Tiempo

Hi Dede, I am very glad that I helped you


remove your shortcut virus through this
post. Thanks for dropping by.
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Nishant Salhotra

bro i used the first method and recovered all


the folders and their constituent files, so
thanks for that but all the mp3, mp4, other
media files and word and subtitle files IN THE
ROOT are nowhere to be foundany help
would be appreciated
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I.C Tiempo
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Hello Nishant, I am happy that you recovered your


folders from the onslaught of shortcut virus. About
your problem, I recommend to try first the second
method, using the CMD command and tell me what
happen. Good luck.
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Mahender Singh

Thank You So muuuuuuuuch. I recovered my


important data. Thanks again.
Reply

I.C Tiempo

Hello Mahender, I am so glad to learned,


that this post helped you out on
removing shortcut virus and recovering
your important files. You are welcome
and thank you for your wonderful
comment.
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Scoth Raymond

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author.
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Scoth Raymond

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Scoth Raymond

Thank so much for this information. Ill try the


two method above and will get back if it works.
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However, I have had an experience removing


shortcuts from laptops/usbs (was in 2009, five
years gone and cant recall the procedure) all
I can remember is by playing around with start
up programs and autoplay options in the
control pannel.
This method Ive used was so simple and I
urgently wish if someone knows this method
would help me out
Finally to the author of this post, if there is
another way of removing shotcuts from laptops
and etcapart from the two methods youve
outlines then theres the way out Im
struggling to find out.
Would you mind doing the right thing?
Thank you sir.
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Scoth, If your computer or flash


drive is infected with shortcut virus, the
two methods above is fully tested and
will surely solve your shortcut virus
problem. Plus, I added the use of
shortcut virus remover, you can use
either HFV or SmadAV. Just give time to
read it carefully. However, if you
encounter problem, feel free comment.
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Dnyanu Raut

Hi
my PC (Windows -7) was infected folder shout
virus, I had tried 1st method for D: and E:
drive, it was successful removed virus,
Thank You very much.
but
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virus is also present in C drive, what will


happen when run Trojorm Removal Tool and
Shortcut virus fixfolder in C drive where
windows 7.
Should I run 1 method in C: drive also? does
system work correctly after run 1st method in
C: drive?
Please suggest me.
Thank you.
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I.C Tiempo

Hello Dnyanu, thank you for using our


methods here, on how to remove shortcut
virus. As with your drive c: concern, you
can follow the same methods in removing
shortcut virus in your drive d: and e:..or
you can just install SmadAV, update it
and scan your drive c:.
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abdu
thank you sooo much i would normaly just get
my problem fixed and move on, but this was
just very very helpful, thank you from the
bottom of my heart
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Abdu, you are always welcome.


It is my pleasure to help you solved
your shortcut virus problem.
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chatty
Thank you it worked like a charm
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi chatty, Its always been a good


feeling to learn that another shortcut
virus has been resolved. You are
welcome.
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jason2324
hi. huge help.much appreciated. just one
problem though. a few folders did not come
back.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Jason, there were times that


some files and folders may not be
recovered, it depends on the severity
of shortcut virus infections you had in
your PC or Flashdrive. But its a very
rare issue.
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swatch
just want to say THANKS
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Swatch, you are always


welcome. I am glad that you solved
and removed your shortcut virus with
the help of this article.
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Nidarsha
I am Nidarsha. I am from Sri Lanka.I am 13
years old.Thank you very very much for saving
my computer from bad shortcut viruses. Thank
you very much my dear uncle
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Nidarsha, you are always


welcome kid. I am so glad to learn
that my article helped you solved your
shortcut virus problem. Keep up that
courage, while I am not surprise that
at your age, you have the guts to do
the virus removal by yourself but I am
impressed your display of courage.
Reply

yogesh
I:stin.vbs
How to remove this virus please help me
it create shortcuts in my memory card please.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Yogesh, please install SmadAV


Antivirus. Then insert your memory
card, it will automatically remove
stin.vbs and unhide your files.
Reply

usama
Thanks man! for the help I just run the trojan
remover and it removes shortcut virus from my
computer. Is this done or I need to do
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anything else?
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Usama, I am glad that you


solved your shortcut virus problem but
keep in mind that it may infect your
portable storage devices such as
memory card, external hard drive and
computer again. It is a best practice
to preempt it from coming back,
install SmadAV Antivirus as your
primary defense and Antivirus of your
choice.
Reply

Gorkhali
Dear Sir, I have seven local disk drive . When I
plug a pen-drive or memory card, shortcut files
and folder appears. I tried that code but it
seems, its not working properly. Please help
me, Im using Windows 7 Ultimate, pen-drive
location K:
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Gorkhali, please download


SmadAV Antivirus (see the link
above), install it and run a scan on all
your hard drive partitions. After the
scan, download the trojorm removal
tool and shortcut virus fixfolder, then
follow the instructions above. Once
done, dont forget to install antivirus
in your computer.
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Aser
Hey,
Can I just use HFV and ignore the other steps?
No offense but just to save time
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Aser, the most effective way to


remove shortcut virus is by following
the steps above. However, you can try
to jump on just using HFV but thats
not recommended because it has its
own limitation. HFV is good on
preventing shortcut virus but
sometimes it fails to remove shortcut
virus without neutralizing it first.
Reply

Naderzzz
Thanks a lot I.C
Anyway, the above methods works well in
removing the shortcut virus infected files and
recovering back the infected ones, yet when I
use the flash disk again, it gets infected. So, I
believe I have to remove the virus from the C
or D drives themselves so do you know how ?
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

You are welcome Nader. To


completely remove the shortcut virus
in your hard drive partitions, download
and install SmadAV Antivirus. Run the
SmadAV scanner, it will automatically
disinfect your drive partitions. Then,
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install antivirus of your choice (


please see the tags in the sidebar).
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piti
Life saver , thanks for the article !!!
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Mazen
Thanks a lot you saved my life from my father,
I was able to remove shortcut virus on his
portable device and recovered his files through
the help of your post.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Mazen, Im glad, I was able to


help.
Reply

mostafa
Thank you very much you are really great. You
helped me not just of removing shortcut virus
but also recovering my important files and
preventing shortcut virus from coming back.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Mostafa, you are welcome. I am happy


to learned that you found this guide
helpful on solving your shortcut virus
problem.
Reply

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Janet
Hello,I know absolutely nothing about
computers except that I love mine and
something is wrong with my PC.I dont really
understand these steps,it looks simple, I
should be able to do it but I keep getting
lost.I cant send any file, it keeps turning to
shortcut files and Im really scared of my
laptop crashing,HELP!
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Janet, indeed the steps on removing


shortcut virus is simple. In fact, it is
very simple, just follow the steps
accordingly. Dont worry about your
computer being crashed because the
guide above will never ever crash your
computer even if you miss some
steps. Just a little courage Janet and
all will be fine.
Reply

Mini
Thank you so much!!!! I really appreciate the
help!!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Mini, you are always welcome. I


am happy to learn that I was able to
help you remove your shortcut virus.
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Hi there. I downloaded the HFV cleaner. I used the Hide


folders option, now when I attempt to unhide, the
sofware cant detect my C drive?
Please assist as I have no folders to view on my PC
system!
Kind regards
Jaco
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Jaco, please try the command


prompt, replace the F: with C:. Read
the guide carefully above.
Reply

Jian
Thank you very much. It helped me a lot the
virus was totally lost No one is bothering
me now.
Reply

Izzate Achu
Thats great to know, how to remove a
shortcut..Excellent post with lots of useful
information.
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sks
you are the saver bro!!!! thanx a lot for all
these tutorialsthe HFV software worked like a
charm.thanks a lot:)
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Zafar
I tried to download the file with the link
provided after sharing your site on google. But
the link is not working.
Getting message Access Denied
Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download_repair.php?
dkey=cflc63dgcda&qkey=bbjbdis05e3gc94
PLease advise
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Zafar, sorry if you experience


difficulties downloading shortcut virus
remover, but all you need to do is to
wait for just a few seconds or you can
refresh the link and it will redirect you
to the download area.
Reply

raneza
THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR. I SAVED MY FLASH
DRIVE. THANK YOU!
GODBLESS!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Raneza, I am glad that you solved


your shortcut virus.
Reply

dheeraj patidar
How to remove shortcut virus in my win8.1
Pleze help me.
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Author

Hello Patidar, just follow the guide


above, it doesnt matter if your
Operating system is Windows XP,
Vista, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and
even Windows 10. As long as you are
using Windows OS,the tutorial above
will surely help you on how to remove
shortcut virus from your computer, pen
drive, external hard drive, SD card and
any portable storage devices. If you
are not convenient on following the
guide just download our Shortcut
Virus Remover to remove shortcut
virus easily.
Reply

mohammed
Thanks I will try this method on removing
shortcut virus.
Reply

vikas
Hi! I followed the guidelines and the steps; I
succesfully got the hidden .vbs file in my pen
drive plus the autorun virus. But the same file
is not getting deleted. i tried smadav and the
software u mentioned but no deletion occured.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Vikas, I am glad that you


successfully solved your hidden files
problem. Regarding your shortcut
remnants issue please try the HFV
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shorcut virus remover (see the link


above).
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Robe
Thank you so much! You saved all my precious
files. I was able to remove shortcut virus using
your Shortcut Virus Remover with ease. More
power.
Reply

Puneet
When I attached my pen drive or card in my
computer shortcut icons start appearing. I use
antivirus but no solution, please help me Sir .
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Peneet, just follow the simple


solutions in this article and you will
solve your shortcut virus problem in
no time. If you are not comfortable
with following how-to guide just
download our shortcut virus
remover, install or run it in your PC
and shortcut virus will be no more.
Reply

suri singh
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Suri, am glad I was able to help.


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Lisa
My system got infected with this virus and
when I called on the online technical support
department of AskPCTechies, they had
resolved this issue the same way as explained
above.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Lisa, I am happy to learned that they


are using this article as reference,
when they are trying to help their
customers on solving this kind of
virus.
Reply

Alexes
Thanks a lot, it worked like a charm! Thank you
very much!
Reply

oliver
Thanks. This is a very useful website.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Thanks for the compliments Oliver, am


glad I was able to help.
Reply

Purple Anon
Hello. I tried Methods 1 & 2 but failed to do
so. So I did the HFV thing and it worked. Does
it mean my device isnt infected with that virus
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anymore? Thanks a lot!


Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Purple, yes, your device is now free


from shortcut virus. To prevent
shortcut virus from infecting your
devices or PC, just keep the HFV in
your computer.
Reply

Kevin
Good day to you sir. I have encountered an
error while running the fix folder, it says;
Windows Script Host
Script: D:fixfolder.vbs
Line: 14
Char: 9
Error: Permission denied
Code: 800A0046
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error
please help. thank you
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Kevin, did you open the fixfolder


via notepad and have the drive letter
change to your device drive letter (eg.
c:, d:, e:, f:)?
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captor
Dear Sir ,
I am getting the error while run fixfolder
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Script: F:fixfolder.vbs
Line: 14
Char: 9
Error: Permission denied
Code: 800A0046
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime
error
Please help me
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Captor, try to run it as


Administrator and see to it
that you change the drive
letter.
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john
Hi I.C. Tiempo I have the same
problem as kevin does (Windows
Script Host error) and yes I runned
the notepad as admin and then
changed the letter but still get the
same error.So what can I do ?
please
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello John, it seems that


your PC or Portable device is
infected with autorun.inf
virus. I will be sharing on
how to remove it in my
upcoming post. For the main
time, download SmadAV
Antivirus, install it and scan
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all your hard drive partitions


including all your USB
portable devices.
Reply

john
OK. thanks so much

Hanna
Excellent shortcut virus remover guide!
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Bikash
Im facing similar problem. I could remove the
virus from my pen drive using the code and
running it from command prompt. However, the
minute I open the drive all the files turn into
shortcuts. Looks like my pc is the source of
this virus. What do i do to get rid of them from
my pc?? please help. Ive used windows
defender (windows 8) to scan my pc multiple
times but the problem persists. it doesnt even
detect the virus or may be im missing
something. Thank you for your help in advance.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Bikash, I would recommend you


to download SmadAV antivirus and
use it to scan your computer, all your
hard drive partitions (c:, d: and more).
You can also try the HFV Shortcut
virus remover (see the link above) or
Eset Nod32 Antivirus (trial). Then to
prevent shortcut virus, keep either
SmadAV antivirus or HFV in your PC.
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Juste Leap
Oh my God!!!Thank you so so so muchYou
saved my life!Ive been struggling with this
shortcut virus for a long time.I thought it
couldnt be repaired.But then you came and
saved meThaks a lot!I owe you one
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Wassi
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You just made my day.This
shortcut virus made my life hell(slightly
exaggerating).But it did ruin my computer and
flash drives until now. However, after following
the guide above,now its all gone!..All thanks
to you..So thank you again..Your methods are
awesome!!
Reply

Alquiza, Arvoi P.
Greetings Sir!
Just wanna say Thank you so much for this
blog.
It helped me a lot
Reply

Carlo
Thank you very much, my problem solved!
Reply

Adan
This is the best solution so far, on solving
shortcut virus problems. Keep up the good
work.
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Jonnalyn
Thank you for the shortcut virus removal tips.
It helped me a lot, you saved my time.
Reply

Gerome
Thank you! This is a great guide on removing
shortcut virus. I only need less than a minute
to remove shortcut virus. The Shortcut virus
remover makes my life easy.
Reply

Osama
I.C. Tiempo YOU ARE THE BEST Many Thanks.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

You are welcome Osama, I am glad


that you solve your shortcut virus
problem. Thank you for the
compliments.
Reply

Anwar Ch.
Thank you very much, my problem solved!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Anwar, you are always welcome.


Reply

Peddaiah
Thank You for the article. We have learned a
lot from it. It solved my problem.

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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Peddaiah, you are welcome. I


am happy to hear that you solved you
shortcut virus problem with the help
of this post.
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Amr
Thank you for your advice. What has definitely
worked for me was the CMD method but you
have to run it as administrator, then when you
get the black dos window, type first the letter
of the flash/external drive followed by a
column, for example F: (where F is the
flash/external drive), then the black dos screen
will turn into F: , then simply type ATTRIB H -R -S /S /D. If you do this, you will see all
your files inside the .trashes folder. Simply
then, copy all of them to your computer hard
disk but not in your C (system) partition, then
FORMAT the flash/external drive and the
computer C (system) partition, and install a
new windows operating system on your C drive
and your nightmare is over.
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi AMR, I appreciate your input but


reformatting your system partition
should be done as last recourse. If
you follow the methods that I shared
in this post above, you should feel
safe now (no need to re-install your
OS). To make you feel safer,
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download free antivirus of your choice


plus the shortcut virus remover, either
SmadAV or HFV.
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igfados
Thanks man you solved my problem but the
virus comes back after I plug the flashdisk.
By the way, is this Indonesia virus made or
just the antivirus was made by Indonesia?
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Igfados, you can install SmadAV


antivirus, install it in your PC and scan
all your hard drive partitions. If it is
still not working, try to download the
ESet NOD32 trial, have it install in
your computer and scan your PC.
With regard to your question, I say
NO, shortcut virus is infecting the
whole world not just in Indonesia, the
origin of shortcut virus is unknown.
The SmadAV antivirus is made in
Indonesia.
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inivie
I.C Tiempo your the best, I cant believe I got
rid of that virus so easy, thanks a lot I give
you FIVE STARS.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Inivie, Im glad that you are able to


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get rid of shortcut virus easily by


following the guide above. Thank you
also for your compliments.
Reply

Tricia Dator
It worked for me. Thank you very much!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Tricia, I am happy that you


solved your shortcut virus problem.
You are welcome.
Reply

kefayet
How can I remove pc shortcut virus ?
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Kefayet, everything is being taught


above, on how to remove shortcut
virus. However, if your PC is critically
infected, you need to download
SmadAV antivirus to scan all drive
partitions in your PC. Then keep it
installed to serve as your defense
against shortcut virus.
Reply

Daniyal
I tried and it even worked but after plugging in
the flash drive the next time. It came back. So
the solution was temporary. It is regenerating
every after plugging in. Help me out with the
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permanent solution
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Daniyal, if your system drive is


infected with shortcut virus, every
flash drive or any portable storage
device you insert to it will get
infected. The best solution is to
download SmadAV antivirus and scan
all your drive partitions and keep it in
your PC as preventive measure.
Reply

Maxwell
Hi buddy,
Thanks for the Trojorm removal tool. However,
when I double-click on the Fixfolder VBS script
file, I get an error. I changed the Aphabet to J
drive using notepad just like you said. But
when I try to execute, it gives an error.
Script: J:fixfolder.vbs
Line: 14
Char: 9
Error: Permission denied
Code: 800A0046
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Maxwell, thank you for sharing


your experience. Try to run it as an
administrator, if it works. If not,
follow the command prompt method
on how to remove shortcut virus.

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Shaira
Best solution to delete shortcut generating
virus from your computer.
Reply

Zizzy
Hi, I already clicked on it before I saw this.
What am I supposed to do now?
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Zizzy, no need to worry, simply


follow the steps below to get rid of
shortcut virus.
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youssef
Hey, none of the solutions work for me. Even
the HFV, it cleans the flash drive for seconds
then every file and folder transforms to
shortcuts again
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Youssef, everything is working


fine. As what you have said, in just a
matter of seconds the shortcut virus is
gone. However, the problem is, it
keeps coming back, right? It simply
means that your computer is infected
with shortcut virus, I suggest you to
download ESET NOD32. Install it and
scan your computer, afterwards, follow
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the steps above again.


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Abner
Thank you for this very helpful guide. I was
able to remove shortcut virus in just a matter
of 10 to 20 seconds. Thank you so much. More
power
Reply

Jason
Thank you for this complete step by step guide
on how to remove shortcut virus from, SD
cards, USB drive, Pen drive, Net-Book, Laptop,
Desktop Computer and notebook. I successfully
removed shortcut virus from all the devices I
mentioned above in just a matter of seconds,
not just mine but also to my friends and
families devices that was infected by shortcut
virus. Many thanks to you bro
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Jason, thank you also for your


kind words. I am glad, I was able to
help.
Reply

Romnick
Thank you so much, Shortcut virus is now
gone.
Reply

UP VETMED STUDENT
Thank you very much sir! I am from the
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Philippines, I am not computer savy but when I


followed your instructions it worked! I hope
this would last for a long time. thank you!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi, I am glad that this post helped


you solved your shortcut virus
problem. To keep your computer or
portable devices shortcut virus free
just follow the How to prevent
shortcut virus tips, at the later part
of this article.
Reply

Alfred
What a wonderful tips, it really works and
works great
HFV shortcut remover, its superb. Thanks for
your precious tips for us and God bless you
much more
Reply

happy me
Thank you so much..
Reply

Wendy
Thanks you so much for this article. Printed an
article from my memory card in a business
centre and it was infected with the virus. Since
it was an android phone, I was able to delete
the shortcut manually from the phone.
However, when I connected the phone to my
laptop using USB, I couldnt view my files
anymore.
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Your wonderful article using method 2 CMD


solved it ASAP.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
NB: I hope you have Jesus in your life.. That
would be a great gift for you.
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Wendy, am glad I was able to


help you solved your shortcut virus
problem as soon as possible. Indeed
the CMD/command prompt method is
the fastest way to remove shortcut
virus. YES! I agree, Jesus is the
greatest gift of all.
Reply

Lisa
Hi, I just followed your steps and now all my
files are deleted
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Lisa, this guide is meant to


remove shortcut virus not your files.
The above steps doesnt even include
deletion. I really wonder how it
happened?
Reply

Robert Sero
Tried. and the shortcut virus is now gone..
You have my deepest gratitude, thank you for
this post
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Sachin
This worked for me perfectly.
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Vijay Patel
Thank you, for the solution. But I think this is
not permanent solution
I tried this solution and it worked!!
But when I plug in my pen-drive into the
Laptop, the shortcut appears again
so give the solution.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Vijay, the shortcut virus problem


solutions that this post provide is
proven and tested, as what you have
said, it worked. However, it does not
mean that your flash drive will now
immune against shortcut virus. If you
insert it into infected computer,
laptop or netbook, still in can acquire
shortcut virus. So, for precautionary
measure, please read the sub-heading
how to prevent shortcut virus, at the
bottom part of this article. Thank
you
Reply

George Lotfy
Thank you very much for sharing info it works
very well.
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Author

Hi George, you are always welcome,


am glad that you solved your shortcut
virus problem with the help of this
post.
Reply

Levi
Thank you very much, this helped me solve my
problem!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Levi, its good to know that this


Shortcut Virus Remover guide
helped solved your shortcut virus
issue.
Reply

MJ Gil
Hi, is BitDefender a good anti-virus? Actually, I
have an antivirus but every time i put a flash
drive in my PC it keeps on creating shortcuts
and my antivirus cant fix the problem.
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MJ Gil
I tried your 2 methods and it still creates
shortcuts

is it in my pc?

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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello MJ, it seems that your computer


is extremely infected with shortcut
virus. Please download SmadAV
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antivirus, install it and scan all your


drive partitions including your file
system.
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Sandra
Wow! You saved my precious files and the
shortcut virus is gone forever. Thank you!
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Sandra, thank you for the kind


words. Just a reminder, there is no
gone forever for viruses such as
shortcut virus. Please take a
precautionary measures and read the
How to prevent shortcut virus at the
later part of the article to keep you
on-guard.
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Romnick
Thank you, this is the most effective and
fastest shortcut virus remover guide I ever
tried. More power
Reply

Khalid
Hi
I tried above methods but they worked only for
one refresh! Tried CMD, scan by MSE..all
useless for me. I tried download but link takes
me to a page which no more exists. Could you
help?
Anyway, thanks for your efforts as it really has
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solved problems for many.


Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Kalid, you can try SmadAV


antivirus. Just let me know if it works.
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Danny
Thank you so much. It worked!
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BILTU MITRA
Dear Sir
Few days ago when I was downloading data
from my friends pen-drive, a file automatically
generated and I tried to remove it but to no
avail. The files are
~DFB7B0A05800399107.TMP &
DMI192D.tmp Sir please tell me how I can
remove it. I look forward to hear from you.
THANK YOU
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Biltu Mitra, it seems that you


are having a temporary files.
Normally, .TMP files are created once
you copy or download something in
your computer. I think, you dont have
to worry. However, if really want to
delete it, just make sure that no other
programs are using it. To be safe,
restart your computer and boot safemode. When your computer is in safemode, delete that temporary files.
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Flavia
It worked! Yey! Thank you very much. Very
helpful and well explained. Keep up the good
work!
Reply

Romnick
Nice Job

This is the most effective How to

remove shortcut viruses guide I ever sought.


Reply

Amit Agarwal
It works! Kudos to you! Keep up the good
work.
Reply

Ayan
It really worked. Thanks!
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Geovanny
Thanks for the tutorial, it helped with one of
my FD. I left the other one in the computer for
a minute and it was infected again. I ran both
the SmadAV and the HFV doing a full scan on
the computer and the drive but it keeps on
getting infected.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hi Geovanny, thank you for your


commendation. It seems that your
computer is extremely infected by
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shortcut virus, I will be updating this


post soon to accommodate such
problems. However, for the mean time
try this Download Rkill. Run it to kill
all hidden processes in your PC, dont
restart your computer, download
malwarebytes and scan your all your
drive partitions. Then, install SmadAV,
run and scan, restart your computer.
Tell if it helps
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Roach
Thank you, this is the best shortcut virus
remover tutorial.
Reply

Aritra
Sir, I have a problem of flash drive shortcut
trojan. I followed all the steps but after
Windows Based Script Host I found this error
message: http://postimg.org/image/yqrjk5ill/
Plz help me out. Thank you!
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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Aritra, please make sure that


you change the drive letter to your
device drive letter. If the problem
persist, CHKDSK your flash drive or
hard disk partition via CMD.
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arindam
You Sir deserve respect! I used the command
prompt method. Anyways, I was curious why
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the virus still on my computer ? Please reply


asap. Thank you!
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Arindam, thank you for such


wonderful words. I appreciate it.
Regarding your shortcut virus problem,
please download rkill and RogueKiller.
Run the rkill first then roguekiller after
that download SmadAV, scan your
computer and restart your computer.
Reply

Hayde
Thank you for this awesome Shortcut Virus
Remover guide. keep up the good work. You
really helped me solved my shortcut virus
problem.
Reply

suji
Sir, I have a problem of applications displaying
in shortcut and some files too.
During sharing of files from one system to
another its copying through shortcut only.
I need a solution to this problem.
Reply

I.C Tiempo

Author

Hi suji, have you tried any shortcut


virus remover guide above?
Reply

Mystique Beinq
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Thank you very much for your help. That HFV really
helps, it unhide all my file, and i was able to recover
them back and delete the virus. God bless you bro! You
rock!
Reply

carrieclayr
thank you so much for your help!
Reply

Jason Stanford
Thank you for such valuable content. Indeed,
you helped me removed shortcut virus. Now its
permanently gone, shortcut virus never came
back after following this shortcut virus remover
guide. Thanks a lot.
Reply

I.C Tiempo

Author

You are welcome Jason, its good to


know, I was able to help fixed your
shortcut virus problem.
Reply

Michael
i have the problem shortcut virus on my FD, i
have tried your two methods and also try using
HFV, but still my shortcut virus wont gone if i
eject the FD and insert it again, i need your
help to fix my problem
Reply

BRIGHT
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IT WORKS PERFECTLY THANKS.


Reply

Paveeharan
Thank you very much for your help.
Reply

Suranjana
Thanks to this webpage, even an IT challenged
person like me also removed the shortcut virus
from the USB but now there is nameless folder
appearing in the drive and seems to weigh
17gb (in my 64gb pendrive). The space
remaining is still 4gb, i.e. what was before/
What does this nameless folder mean?
Reply

I.C Tiempo

Author

Hi Suranjana, can you open the


folder? So, without that folder before
your free space is 21gb?
Reply

Kamol
Great post. It is working..
Reply

I.C. Tiempo

Author

You are welcome, am glad to know that


this guide helped you remove shortcut
virus. Thank you too for your kind words.
Reply

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I.C. Tiempo

Author

Hello Michael, Please try to download


SmadAV antivirus and have your Flash Drive
and all your computer partitions scanned.
Please let me know of the result.
Reply

Michael
But the virus is still comeback, can you help
me to completely remove the virus from my PC
and FD ?
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