6 Quick & Easy Tricks to Remove Shortcut Virus from USB Drive

How To Remove Shortcut Virus from USB / Flash Drive / Pen Drive


1. Remove Shortcut Virus Using USBFIX
This is the most trusted and popular method to remove injection of virus to your USB drive. With over 50 Lac users, this small software (just 4 MB) is the best one to remove shortcut virus from your USB or HDD or SDD or from your PC very easily and quickly.

All you need to do is JUST A SINGLE CLICK of your mouse and you're done!

Process to remove Shortcut Virus Using USBFIX:

1. Download USBFIX (Download Link).

2. Connect your USB drive / External HDD drive which contains the shortcut virus.

3. Run USBFIX software.

4. Click the option that says "Deletion". On clicking it, the process for removal of virus will automatically start and after the process is complete, your PC will restart.


2. Kill USB Shortcut Virus with VBScript File
If you are looking for the Esier Process, then you're in the need of this method.

Here's a VBScript (Visual Basic Script) that'll do the work of removing the shortcut virus for you. Quite easy Process.

Steps to Use Kill Amvo VBScript File:

All you need to do is just run the file and the rest will be taken care by the script automatically! (Similar to a magical wand..)


3. Remove Shortcut Virus Using CMD
Using CMD to remove Shortcut Virus from USB is an easy way which will not concern you to download any 3rd party programs.

Steps to Remove Shortcut Virus Using CMD:

1. Plug-in your USB drive in PC.

2. Open Start Menu --> Open "Run". (Alternatively, you can type "Win + R key to open Run dialog box.) In the "Run" dialog box, type in "cmd". (Alternatively, you can also open CMD directly searching in the Start Menu's search bar.)

3. Now copy the below code and paste it into CMD terminal:


ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D K:*.*

OR

ATTRIB K:*.* /D /S -H -R -S

Here's the explanation of the above code (to help you understand what you're actually doing!) :

Attrib specifies the attribute
-H is to unhide all the files on Flash Drive (which were hidden inside shortcut).
-R is to create the files in your Pen Drive (it will remove from the shortcut and paste it in the USB's root drive folder).
-S makes all the file on your USB drive not to be the part of system again, so easy in the clear.
G is the Assumed USB Drive's Letter (you'll have to change it according to your Pen Drive / External HDD drive's letter).

You'll need to change the "K" letter of the code to your Pen Drive's letter. K was just an assumption (for example)


4. Simple PC Tweaking to Remove USB Shortcut Virus !
All you'll be doing in this method is some special registry tweak to check if the Shortcut Virus is present and then finally, remove it.

Steps to Remove USB Shortcut Virus with PC Tweaking:
1. Open your "Task Manager" by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Alternatively, you can open it by Right Clicking on your Taskbar and then clicking on "Open Task Manager".

2. There, move on to the Processes tab above, and locate something like "Wscript.exe". If you find it there then click on it and then click "End Processes".

3. Now open the "Run" dialog box (Win + R key), and type in "regedit". This will open the Registry Editor.

4. Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Run". Here, look for a registry key named "odwcamszas", right click on it and Delete it.

--Chances are there, that you might not find the given processes and registry entries. In such situations, the USB Shortcut Virus is different and you'll have to consider skipping this method.


5. Config Tweaking to Remove Shortcut Virus
Here's another hardware tweak that will help removing of the USB Shortcut Virus..

This method aims upon removing all those files (by the shortcut virus) temporarily stored on your PC (not the case always).

Steps to Tweaking Config:

1. Open the Run box and type in "%temp%". This will open the Temporary Files folder.

2. Search in that folder for "nkvasyoxww.vbs". If found, delete it.

3. Again, open the Run box and type in "msconfig". Go to Startup Tab, disable "nkvasyoxww.vbs" from there. (For Windows 8 users, Open, your Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), go to Startup tab, and disable "nkvasyoxww.vbs".)

Again, chances are there, that you might not find the given processes and registry entries. In such situations, the USB Shortcut Virus is different and you'll have to consider skipping this method.


6. Using Shortcut Virus Remover to Permanently Remove Shortcut Virus!
Shortcut Virus Remover is another powerful tool which will help you in removing the USB shortcut virus very easily.

Using this software is quite easy (infact, it's self explanatory) and in one-click, you'll easily remove all the Shortcut Viruses in your USB Drive!
Download Shortcut Virus Remover

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