USB filled with shortcuts

January 28th, 2020

Hello guys. My usb drive was suddenly filled with shortcuts. I think I got it after going to a computer cafe to have some of my stuff scanned and printed. I’ve found a solution how to make stuff re-appear using “attrib -h -r -s /s /d” but I just want to make sure that the virus is gone. I deleted all the shortcuts and also the “.vbs” file that appeared out of nowhere which is not even mine. Anything I can do to check if the virus is really gone? I scanned with Norton but it detected nothing.
Answer #1
A scan with an antispyware such as Malwarebytes would be a good idea just in case anything is left..
https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/
The free version is all you need for a scan..
Answer #2
Thanks for that tip!
Answer #3
I did ran a test but nothing was found.
I thought my problem was solved but it keeps on happening every time now. After I enter that command in cmd and delete the unnecessary files and close the window of my usb, the shortcuts will re-appear again and that .vbs file.

 

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