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Computer Virus Definitions: → A computer virus is a program which attach itself to another program and causes damage to the computer system or to the computer network. More formal definition for computer virus would be-"It is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes." What virus can do with your system? → T hese viruses work without the knowledge of the users and spread from one computer to another through the network, Internet or removable devices like CDs and USB drives. They can then steal your valuable & confidential or sensitive data (eg., Passwords, Databases, Credit card information, etc), may be delete or corrupt them, virus can provide remote access to attacker, monitor your activities. Who create the computer viruses? → A ll computer viruses are man made. Any one who having good knowledge about programming language (like C, C++, VB, pascal, etc) can write a virus cod...

Y ou may have aware of this virus for sure. This virus converts all your files and folder stored in your removable disks like pen drive, memory card, etc. into shortcut icons. This virus just hide all your files and folders and will show shortcuts of these files and folders. So there is way to retrieve your all valuable data without deleting of any files or loss of the data. We are going to use command prompt to solve this issue. Infected file or folder will look like this- Infected folders Follow the steps bellow to recover your data: Please connect your infected removable drive (Pendrive). Make sure it is detected on your PC. Click on " Start "   and enter " Run " . Now type " cmd "  and click " Ok ". Now enter this command: attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.* ( Note: I'm assuming your Pendrive as G. If your drive letter is not G then replace g with that letter. ) Now press "Enter" . That's it, all don...