There's this malware on my PC, I need help to fix it

Question

It created a shortcut of my drive inside the drive and you have to open the shortcut to access the files on the drive. How can I fix it, I've tried scanning with antiviruses but they see no threats

Answer 1

Scan your system with MalwareFox , Malwarebytes. You will get the trail! but once you remove malware, uninstall these softwares!
Dont use Windows Defender! Use Kaspersky Security Cloud Free instead!

Answer 2

If scaning for viruses,malware with most antivirus program dont work, then you can do few things to try to solve problem
-- Run secure mode of os, it stop lot of process from running, and turn off internet, then you can run scan or delete app yourself
-- Delete some new installed app or game, maybe they have virus
-- Gat back to old backup of your OS if you have any
-- Save important files, hoping you wont save virus also, then reinstall OS, reinstaling OS is best way of deleting viruses, but you lose all data

To protect yourself:
-- never go to untrusted websites, open emails you dont expect, plug untrusted USB, even connect to public wifi can lead to virus or hacker attack
-- always backup data, you can use USB or external SSD, cloud...
You can also backup system, so if there is problem you can get back to old version
-- dont use same password to every app/site, and use some advanced password
-- be careful with bank info
-- use VPN

Answer 3

Am using windows 11 the option of showing system protected files is hidden

Answer 4

There are many ways to reveal hidden files on Windows see this article.

https://thefilibusterblog.com/how-to-show-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-11/

I strongly recommend that you use powershell, or the command line. Since the malware is less likely to be able to mess with it.

Answer 5

I've plugged in two more drives and it does the same, it's definitely malware

Answer 6

Close the internet and use windowns security

Answer 7

The first step is don't use the internet

Answer 8

you can unhide protected operating system files even in Windows11
in folder options /view/
just uncheck it.

Answer 9

Depends did you download anything?

Kill the processor thats running it

Run net user see if any users you dont recognize

Run net stat is anyone spying in ur pc

run offline scan

check your system startups disable what you dont need

Answer 10

Just take backup of all data
Reset you're computer
Don't connect to your internet
Give your pc to some cyber cell

Answer 11

use antivirus. or, it is very hard but few times I did it. format your drive and install os again. And never ever plug in USB flash sticks, if it is not yours, and you do not trust it

Answer 12

I ve seen something similar on my friend's laptop.
it's easy to get your data, go to folder options and check unhide files and show system protected files. your original files and folders will be visible. copy your files somewhere.
malwarebytes can remove the malware, just use the free version.

Answer 13

Dang thats one annoying virus, actually goto folder options and check show hidden files and also show system files, you will see all your files are hidden now the worst, if its the virus im assuming,