How to remove the pen drive shortcut virus>

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Background: I have the common Pendrive Shortcut virus(creates a shortcut within the pendrive),

Question: How can I remove it?

Some additional info: There is a hidden .ini file included with the .lnk file in the drive folder. That's not exactly hidden, since it only shows on using the "ls" command at cmd. The file name is something like "~(random character string).ini", where random character strings are like "a3b$%N3a4"

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 21 '13 at 16:56

CASIR should help you here.( Common And Stubborn Infections Remover )

http://www.sergiwa.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?cid=2&lid=6

If that does not help, you can use Kaspersky Rescue Disk to scan and clean your computer while your windows is sleeping. Kaspersky Rescue Disk boots into a Linux Environment and then scans your Windows Installation. This way the virus which is active when windows is running, does not get a chance to interfere when the Kaspersky Rescue is cleaning your computer from a Linux Environment.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '13 at 17:03

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try this

Ripara USB

http://conte57.altervista.org/?page_id=10

Can sometimes be useful

answered Dec 21 '13 at 17:03

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score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 21 '13 at 14:58

you can change the owner of the rundll32.exe to your user with Right click -> Properties -> Security Tab -> Advanced -> Owner tab -> Edit -> select your user. then reopen the properties panel and select Security tab -> Edit -> Select the administrator -> tick Full Control. Now you can do whatever you want with the file.

Keep in mind that there is a reason you can't remove the file even as an administrator. It will break your system if you tamper with the file.

How to remove the pen drive shortcut virus>

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