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In fact this was one of the propagation methods of Stuxnet. It exploited a vulnerability in MS's .lnk file to achieve code execution when removable USB storage was inserted. See p. 29 of http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/secur...


I have a command file on my desktop, double clicking on which deletes all .pif .lnk .inf .com and -shr attributed files in USB drive [plus other things].




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