how to remove .lnk shortcuts virus

First try updating Anti-virus/Internet Security and scan your computer. If it still not fix then have a read at these 2 website, it touched on the topic of such a virus.

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Answered Nov, 08 2010

With the use of Antivirus update.

Antivirus which can identify the virus (You can download directly "here" ), namely:

•AVG free: detect as VBS Worm.
AVG will delete all folders and shortcuts duplicate files main virus earlier.

•Norton Antivirus 2009 (trial 15 days) : detect as VBSRunauto.
Norton will delete all files on the drive thumb.db C.
You can delete the Autorun.inf file and folder shortcuts all the duplicates manually.

•Antivir Avira Premium (license 6 months free) : detect as VBS/Yuyun A or malware DR/Agent.JP.4.

Antivir will delete all thumb.db files on the drive C.
You can delete the Autorun.inf file and folder shortcuts all the duplicates manually.

•or other antivirus that have newest update. Answered Dec, 18 2010

Try this page and you'll find some useful things.

http://www.istanto.net/microsoftlnk-shortcut-virus-wormpifstartera.html

Good luck! 

Answered Oct, 03 2010

Here it goes:

1. Disabled “System Restore” in cleaning process.

2. Kill wscript.exe process from your computer background programs.

3. In cleaning process you have to rename file wscript.exe to any name ex:blabla (temporary only in cleaning process) and don’t forget to rename it back again to wscript.exe once your computer clean.

4. Deleted file “database.mdb” from “My Documents” folder.

5. Disabled any startup process which has link with “database.mdb” you can use msconfig or hijackthis.

6. Delete file autorun.inf, microsoft.inf and thumb.db use command prompt and type “del Microsoft.inf /s” (should in root drive to deleted in all in drive) for autorun.inf and thumb.db since this file set with attrib RSHA type “del autorun.inf /s /ah /f” (should in root drive to deleted in all in drive, change autorun.inf with thumb.db to deleted all thumb.db)

7. deleted all .lnk files with size 1kb, you can use advanced search function

8. Repair your registry using repair.inf

9. Scan with your best antivirus program to make sure your system clean and restarted your computer.

Good luck! Answered Dec, 18 2010