Jaanvi 1 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 when i copy anything to my pen drive it shows a shortcut of that inside my pen drive.While the size of used space and free space according to size of content inside the pen drive.if i create a new folder inside then it is also created as a shortcut of new folder.Now if i paste anything inside the new folder inside the pendrive it do not create the shortcut its remains same as the original content.Please help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ricktendo 1,107 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Never had this, sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keira 0 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Which kind of files you are copying in the pen drive. Please check the size of the file if it is same as of the original file then everything is fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaanvi 1 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 i got its solution.Re install the window using the same pen drive by using a software winsetupfromusb.After the installation of window format pen drive. And now copy again any file to pen drive no shortcut of that file occure.@keira it is not fine if you use that shortcut creating pen drive to another computer then it is also effected from that virus and it again effect any healthy pendrive.The other thing is that the shortcuts are shortcuts never works on another computerso thumbs down for your answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dibya 3 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 it is caused by nasty virus namely genmalherodatius Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mooms 263 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 8 hours ago, Dibya said: genmalherodatius What ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dibya 3 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 23 hours ago, mooms said: What ?? it is a name of malware detected by Quhioo360. it make some nasty shorcut on usb drives also spread via autorun.inf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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