How to disable the auto shortcut in desktop?

[gardedvior411]

hello,
recently I noticed that every time I plug in my usb or put in a dvd, there's always a icon showing up in my desktop, I think its a shortcut. I tried deleting it but still every time I plug it or put a dvd, it stills shows up.
Please how can I disable it?

 

[richc46]

Can you plug in and take a screen shot of the short cut?

 

[gardedvior411]

These are the screenshots, when I plugged in my usb and when I put the DVD,

 

[richc46]

When strange things happen that I have not seen before, I start with the same advice. It is much better to be sure of this

Run your antivirus scan
Download and run a malwarebytes scan


If clean we will move from there.

 

[gardedvior411]

I have just run the full system scan and it has 5 cookies found and remove but I think thats not it, its still there. By the way I'd use Norton 2010.

 

[richc46]

Use malwarebytes too. You may be surprised.

 

[gardedvior411]

OK, Im running the malwarebytes. Ill update you asap

 

[gardedvior411]

Is it ok that I have an antivirus and then Ill scan with malwarebytes? Will it interfere?

 

[richc46]

N,o in fact you should keep malwarebytes (free editions) and run a scan once a week. I and many others do the same.

 

[MacGyvr]

Be SURE you update Malwarebytes before you run it each time. They update multiple times per day.

 

[gardedvior411]

Im finished with it and theres one infected so Ive cleaned it but still the same, it creates a shortcut.

 

[richc46]

Not a problem. We have to make sure that the basics are covered.

I hope that you updated Malwarebytes before you used it, if not update and use again. We have to be sure of the answers in the areas that we are going to accept as not being a problem.

When did the problem start? If you remember what did you change or do before the problem?

 

[richc46]

That was fast, for this purpose you have to update MB and do the full scan. That takes 90 minutes

 

[gardedvior411]

Umm, I think it started to show up a week before.
As I can remember, I just downloaded themes for windows 7 and some cleaner like tweaknow power pack, its for cleaning registry and eusing, and ace---its all for cleaning. I already uninstall the eusing and ace.

 

[gardedvior411]

Yea, before I did the full scan, I already updated it. It took about an hour and 17 mins to be exact.

 

[richc46]

I think that this is easy to solve. Use a date one week before the problem and use system restore.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[gardedvior411]

Is using system restore gonna erase the files that I've downloaded within that week? Like the videos?

 

[gardedvior411]

And is that gonna bring back what I've deleted files?

 

[richc46]

I cannot tell you what will happen, but rather what should happen and has happened every time that it has been used, when I recommended it, to the best of my knoweldege.

System restore is the best feature of Windows 7. If you go back a week. Everything that was changed in the OS, programs, etc, will go back to the way it was.

You pics, doucments, and videos should not be touched. To be 100% safe you can back them up first.

If it were my computer, I would just do the system restore.

All that being said, there is no way of knowing what will happen in your specific situation. You may do it incorrectly, the computer may malfunction etc. But I do not think that you will lose anything. Personal document files should not be brought back. Computer files will be.

 

[01101001]

The label on your USB desktop shortcut reads 'U3 System'. I've found the U3 software quite buggy and intrusive. Did these unwanted shortcuts appear about the time you first used this particular thumbdrive?

I wouldn't be at all surprised if U3 is the culprit here.