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Title: HOW TO REMOVE SHORTCUT VIRUS FROM YOUR COMPUTER
Post by: Timi Dapsin on August 14, 2014, 10:34:01 PM

Many of you know this shortcut virus.
Its been  really annoying for some peeps

What does the Virus do?
The shortcut virus automatically changes folders & sometimes files into a shortcut which can neither be opened nor run.
And sometimes an Antivirus might not just be enough to protect you from this Virus.

I would be showing you how to remove and get rid of this naughty annoying Pc Virus

Lets get started

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First and foremost,it's advisable you update your Anti-virus to see how it all goes and if this doesn't solve the issue,you can proceed to the methods below.

• Apart from updating your Antivirus,there are some software's capable of getting rid of this virus.
  The best of them are listed below 
  • SVRTool.exe (http://afriwap.com/go.php?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy40c2hhcmVkLmNvbS9maWxlL1N5RVRkbHlML3N2cnRvb2wuaHRtbA==)
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  • Smadav shortcut virus remover (http://afriwap.com/go.php?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zbWFkYXYubmV0L2Rvd25sb2Fk)
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  So,download any of those and follow the instructions on the sites to use them.
• Manual fixes are also available to solve this problem.Therefore,you can make use of any method you consider easier.
• • a.)Insert whichever drive is infected by this virus into your system and check the drive's extension i.e A: .... Z: from ‘My Computer’
    Click Start » Run / Winkey+R and type cmd in the textbox provided - Hit Enter.
    c.)Copy paste the code below into the command prompt and hit 'Enter'.

Code: [Select]

attrib -h -r -s /s /d E:\*.*
(Change E: to your drive's extension.)

d.)Now,check to confirm that the virus has been completely cleared-off.

Else,you can use this alternative.
a.)Go to the control panel to untick “Hide protected operating system files” or simply use the search box.
 b.)Navigate to “C:\Windows\System32” and manually delete regsvr
c.)If you can't find the file in System32, then try locating it in “C:\program files”
If you still cannot find it there,then try locating it in the “Processes” tab in Task Manager.