I am yet another one who has suffered from the Shortcut virus,
almost the whole of my college's pendrives has it (either by the name of "fox.exe' or "task.exe"
I first saw this thread :
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=138715.45but since it was advised there, why opening a new thread was a better idea, here it is.
whenever i insert an pendrive or any other flash memory device in my laptop the folders and all files turn to the shortcuts.
tried the "Shortcut Virus Remover" on the website with the same name, but it only disinfects the external drives, and the disinfection lasts for just a jiffy.
i performed the first three things (mentioned in
this thread on my laptop. (AdwCleaner.exe , GMER , Farbar Recovery Scan Tool.
the log files are attached.