How to remove Autorun and Shortcut virus with cmd

How to remove virus using cmd ( command prompt ) 

Is your PC a victim of the Autorun.inf virus? How to Remove Autorun.inf completely explains the simple way of removing Autorun.inf virus by using Autorun.inf Eater software.  Deleting autorun.inf is effective only if the computer you are using is clean otherwise the autorun.inf will simply return.Though your antivirus software removes virus and problem persists, searching google for the removal and you are into a perfect site for a solution. Here is a solution to help you solve this.

1. Autorun Virus 


1. Press ( Start or winkey ) - Run - cmd.

2. If you are at the root directory ( C drive ) then do the following, else give cd.. and come to the root     C:> and do the following. 

3.  DON'T HIT ENTER YET!- Type in the end switch such as s - h *. * /s /d and press ENTER

     OR 

     Type in ( attrib -h -r -s autorun.inf ), without brackets and press Enter.

4. If you see anything suspicious for example: Autorun.inf or a .exe file. These files you need to             watch out for.

5.  Type ( del autorun.inf ), without brackets and press Enter.

6.  Follow this for all other drives that you may think are infected.

2. Shortcut Virus

These Shortcut viruses are those which converts all your data inside your pen drive or Hard disk to shortcuts, and they are recoverable.
Follow the given steps to remove the virus.

1. Go to Start -> Run -> cmd.

2. Go to your pen drive directory.

3. Type this command: del *.lnk and press Enter.

4. Type attrib -h -r -s /s /d e:*.*

5. And then press a gentle Enter.