The virus turning pen drives and memory cards into shortcuts When you start a virus, it multiplies itself and infects more and more files, and often installs more malware that can steal data on your passwords and credit cards stored on your PC. The danger is that you start a virus every time when you want to open your file or folder. It is a combination of a Trojan and a worm. This virus duplicates your files and folders, then hides and replaces them. The virus turning files and folders into shortcuts Types of shortcut virusesĪt the moment, the two types of shortcut viruses are the most widespread: the first type creates shortcuts instead of files and folders on a pen drive or memory card, while the other type creates shortcuts of removable drives instead of the actual pen drives, USB drives and memory cards. With all those nasty effects, this type of virus is relatively harmless (especially if you think of ransomware and the like) so data can be restored, and the virus removed quite easily. Have your files and folders on a USB drive, pen drive or memory card turned into shortcuts? Is your USB drive, pen drive or memory card shown as a shortcut? Are you looking for a method to restore your data and remove the pesky shortcut virus? Is your computer infected, in spite of having an antivirus installed? Unfortunately, few antiviruses can protect you against this misfortune.
