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Hello,  

I've actually fixed the problem with shortcuts, and copied the files to my laptop and format my pendrive. And then I moved the recovered files back to my pendrive. It worked fine. (since this happened a few times, I knew how to do it) 

But when I eject the pendrive, the next time I connect my pendrive to the laptop, it became shortcuts again. I fixed it again, and it worked fine, but then it happened again like I said earlier. 

What should I do? Is the pendrive not working, or is my laptop's had been infected by virus? 

Thanks in advance. 

Configuration: Windows 7 / Chrome 25.0.1364.172

jack4rall · Answer

Hello,        

Try this 1        

Follow all the  steps given below  

1) Disable the "Autoplay" feature. Click on the below link "Disable Autoplay",        

and download the file --> Double-click on it and follow the instructions.        

Disable Autoplay        

2) Disable the "Autorun.inf". Click on the below link and follow the instructions.        

First backup your registry. Click on Start --> Run --> Type regedt32 and press        

Enter. "Registry Editor" will be opened.         

( If you are using Windows 7, Start --> In search bar--> Type regedt32 and press        

Enter.)        

Now backup your registry by going to "File --> Export" --> Save the file with any         

name in your desired location.        

Copy the text starting from "REGEDIT4" upto @="@SYS:DoesNotExist"        


REGEDIT4        
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]        
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"  
Open a "Notepad" --> Paste it --> Save the file as fix.reg        

Note: Don't forget the extension "reg"         

Now double-click on the fix.reg file and then click on "Yes" to merge it,       

[Note : After following the above instructions, whenever you place any autoplay        

CD\DVD all you have to do is go to "My Computer" --> Open the CD\DVD drive        

--> You have to double-click on the setup file.]         

3) Click on the below link and download the file "AutorunExterminator"        

https://ccm.net/downloads/security-and-maintenance/5911-autorun-exterminator/        

Extract it --> Double-click on "AutorunExterminator" --> Plug your Pen drive        

now. This will remove the autorun.inf files from drives and and also from your         

Pen drive.       

[Note : AutorunExterminator need Dot Net Framework. If its not installed in  

your laptop then click on the below hyperlink ".NET Framework" and download it  

.NET Framework  

4) After that, download the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from the below link  

https://ccm.net/downloads/security-and-maintenance/4621-malwarebytes-anti-malware/  

Update it --> Perform "Full Scan"  

Note : Default selected option is "Quick Scan".  

Good Luck.

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