Here's how to remove the infection from the external device:

Unfortunately, if you only have a Windows PC at your disposal, you'll have to plug the device in, scrub the virus off of it, then remove the shortcut virus from your PC too. If you have a USB flash drive, external hard drive, or SD memory card that's infected with a shortcut virus, the infection will spread whenever you plug it into a Windows PC. Fortunately, the process for manually removing a shortcut virus is relatively simple and painless. Many shortcut viruses remain undetected by antivirus software, so running a security suite with a virus scanner usually isn't enough. Shortcut viruses mainly affect physical file transfer devices like USB flash drives, external hard drives, and SD memory cards, but can be transferred to computers when exposed to an infected device that takes advantage of Autorun or Autoplay in Windows. Related: Computer Viruses to Watch Out For and What They Do

When you launch one of these false shortcuts, you end up running malware that duplicates the virus and further infects your system, leading to stolen personal data, worsened system performance, and all kinds of other malware-related side effects. A shortcut virus is a kind of Trojan and worm combination that hides all of your files and folders, then replaces them with shortcuts that look identical to the originals.

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