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theng

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    unwanted shortcut
    « on: July 01, 2013, 03:46:51 AM »
    I don't know whats's going on with my laptop because every time I plug any flash drive into it, the flash drive turns into a shortcut. It's an annoying thing to me. Please help get rid of that shortcut and get my laptop run just right.

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    Re: unwanted shortcut
    « Reply #1 on: July 01, 2013, 04:25:48 PM »
    Just in case all your flash drives are infected you could run this to clean them.

    Download Panda USB and AutoRun Vaccine and save it to your desktop.

    * Extract (unzip) the file to your desktop and a folder named USBVaccine will be created.
    * Open that folder and double-click on USBVaccine.exe to start the program.
    * Click Run
    * Click the button to Vaccinate computer.
    * Insert your USB flash drive.
    * When the name of the drive appears in the dialog box, click the button to Vaccinate USB drive(s).
    * Exit Panda USB and AutoRun Vaccine when done.

    Note: Computer AutoRun Vaccination will prevent any AutoRun file from running, regardless of whether the removable device is infected or not. USB Vaccination disables the autorun file so it cannot be read, modified or replaced by malicious code. The Panda Resarch Blog advises that once USB drives have been vaccinated, they cannot be reversed except with a format. If you do this, be sure to back up your data files first or they will be lost during the formatting process.
    Windows 8 and Windows 10 dual boot with two SSD's