How to recover data from pen drive it shows all folders as shortcuts

[jagai5i]

I inserted my pen drive in one of internet cafe's system after that it show all folders as short cut keys. how do i recover my data as it is before it was. please help me

 

[Hawkeye22]

It most likely got infected with malware. I hope you have A/V software on your computer. I wouldn't bother trying to restore the data at this point. I think I'd just format the drive.

Have you checked the properties of the shortcuts to see which programs they are referencing? If you are lucky, maybe your programs are just hidden and the shortcuts still reference them.

 

[alantwusey]

thanks!

 

[Y0GI]

Some solutions offered here: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-488562-shortcut-virus-on-flash-drive

Yogi