

Windows defender should be turned on and updated every time so your PC will be protected from viruses. If you connect any virus infected USB flash drive to your PC, Windows defender will notify you about threats from the flash drive and quarantined them until you remove them using the Windows Defender. Now your PC will not autoplay any flash drive even it was infected with viruses and your will not be infected with any viruses.


Now before running usbfix insert the peripheral device/s which you want to scan or remove virus shortcut from.Īfter running the usbfix click on Clean option.Ī popup message will appear asking to Connect all your external data sources to your PC (Usb keys, external drives, etc…), connect the device which you want to scan or remove the shortcut virus from and then click ok. This is the best way of getting rid of the virus.ĭownload usbfix from the link provided here and run it. Replace the drive “E” with the desired/infected drive/pen drive you want to scan, for eg if you want to scan and remove shortcut virus from drive G, Replace “E” with “G”Ĭopy one of the commands from above and paste it into command prompt window and press Enter. Open the Command prompt, click on start–> Search–>cmd–>Enter it will open the Command prompt, type in the following command Shortcut Virus Removal Method 3, Using Command prompt: Step2: Download Autorun Exterminator from the link provided here extract the folder and run the file which is named as “Autorun Exterminator” this will automatically remove shortcut virus from your device.ĭownload Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware from the link provided here, Install and update it and then run a full scan of your computer/device it will automatically remove virus shortcut present in your computer.
