Often confront with the virus in computer that immediately creates shortcuts in usb or completely hide the files. So, you are in the right place to remove it.
No antivirus consider this as virus so once it comes into your pc, you have to manually dig it out. Actually it changes the file extensions to hidden and system files so you couldn't see them directly.
Short Term Solution:
If you want to immediately see what's present in the USB, then follow the following steps:
1. Press 'Windows+R', write 'cmd' and click enter to open command prompt.
2. Consider your USB drive is F, then write 'F:' in command prompt.
3. Enter the command, attrib -s -h -r /s /d f:\*.*, wait for some time and then you can see data in USB.
Permanent Solution:
If this type of virus is present in your computer and you want to permanently remove it then follow the following steps:
1. Go in the path, C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, you will see the shortcuts in that folder.
2. Right click those files and click properties to see the target files that these shortcut opens.
3. The path generally is C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\ some exe files with the name staring with ob or oh.
4. Those files are also made as system files so you will not see those files in that directory.
5. Go to that folder and click View>Options>View and uncheck the Hide Protected operatig system files (Recommended) and click ok.
6. Delete those files, and then return to original folder where shortcuts are present.
7. You will not be able to delete those files, so first go back and Right Click Startup folder, click properties and then click Security.
8. Click Edit and give Full Control to your account for that folder, then click Apply and ok.
9. Once again go into the folder and delete those shortcuts, now restart the computer and it will be all clear from virus.
No antivirus consider this as virus so once it comes into your pc, you have to manually dig it out. Actually it changes the file extensions to hidden and system files so you couldn't see them directly.
Short Term Solution:
If you want to immediately see what's present in the USB, then follow the following steps:
1. Press 'Windows+R', write 'cmd' and click enter to open command prompt.
2. Consider your USB drive is F, then write 'F:' in command prompt.
3. Enter the command, attrib -s -h -r /s /d f:\*.*, wait for some time and then you can see data in USB.
Permanent Solution:
If this type of virus is present in your computer and you want to permanently remove it then follow the following steps:
1. Go in the path, C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, you will see the shortcuts in that folder.
2. Right click those files and click properties to see the target files that these shortcut opens.
3. The path generally is C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\ some exe files with the name staring with ob or oh.
4. Those files are also made as system files so you will not see those files in that directory.
5. Go to that folder and click View>Options>View and uncheck the Hide Protected operatig system files (Recommended) and click ok.
6. Delete those files, and then return to original folder where shortcuts are present.
7. You will not be able to delete those files, so first go back and Right Click Startup folder, click properties and then click Security.
8. Click Edit and give Full Control to your account for that folder, then click Apply and ok.
9. Once again go into the folder and delete those shortcuts, now restart the computer and it will be all clear from virus.
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