How to get rid of the shortcut virus on a removable drive or memory card

One of the most annoying viruses giong around is the shortcut virus.
This virus turns everything on your pen drive or memory card to shortcuts.
Worry no more, the soluton is here.

A key thing to note is that this virus runs on the infected computer, not on the removable drive. 
This is why any attempts to format the flash disk are usually futile.

Steps to remove the virus:
1. Install Avast antivirus and update its definitions.
2. Run a full scan on the infected computer. This will detect the viruses.
3. Delete the detected viruses.
4. Scan your removable media and delete the viruses.

Steps to recover hidden data after virus removal:
1. Open command prompt.
2. Assuming your flash disk is assigned the letter G, type G: and hit enter.
3. Type the following command:
    attrib  -s  -h  * . *  /s  /d
4. Close  command prompt and open the flash disk normally.
5. Now you should see the items alongside their shortcuts.
6. Delete the shortcuts.

In case of any questions, feel free to comment below