Files in external hardisk becomes shortcut after infected with virus
Follow the steps here and here.1. This is the infected external which turned all files into shortcut. Before following the steps above, make sure you had removed all the viruses using anti-malware and anti-virus.
2. Make sure in the Security Tab, all permissions had been changed to allowed
3. This screenshot is one of the example to extract the files from hidden and shortcut.
4. Some of the files successfully retrieved but long way to go as it need to be retrieved one by one.
5. Put symbol * for files which had more that one word.