shortcut when i copy on a drive

cmentvaliantino

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please any time I copy files onto a usb drive, it turns into shortcuts. but i dont see shortcuts on my HDD. can any help?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
hp
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Graphics Card(s)
intel
What steps are you taking to make the file copy?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
the usual send to. its becoming a problem among my peers.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
hp
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Graphics Card(s)
intel
Hi,

Your USB drive is most probably infected with the shortcut virus.( I guess.:))

Run and explore it in WinRAR, and post a screenshot of the contents of your USB drive in WinRAR.

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You may download 32bit or 64bit version (as per your system) from WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
just as a test, try:
right click copy
select drive from within Windows (file) Explorer
right click paste
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
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