That means, when you click on those files to open, the shortcut virus multiplies itself and installs some more virus and malicious software. Shortcut Virus is a program that spreads through flash drives, the internet, third-party software, etc and creates a replica of your original files and folders. This malware is known as ‘Shortcut Virus’ which converts every file into shortcut. Sometimes, when we connect these external storage devices to an infected computer and transfer any file, an anonymous malware automatically infects them and we will get an error message to open any file. External storage devices such as pendrives (USB drive), hard disks, SD Cards or Flash drives are very commonly used to transfer our data from one computer to another.
