TTIS: If you plug a thumb drive into a computer to show a PPT presentation, but copy nothing onto the thumb, can you get a computer virus? -- nm
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loosilu (aka loosilu)
Nov 7 '08, 11:24
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I'd think yes--it would work the same way all those infected digital photo frames did last year. -- nm
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Trish
Nov 7, 11:34
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seems so -- (link)
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M
Nov 7, 11:27
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Theoretically, yes, if a virus on the host computer searches all drives and copies files to that drive. -- nm
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psilotum
Nov 7, 11:27
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Theoretically, a virus/worm has access as you upload but it's a remote possibility. -- nm
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David
Nov 7, 11:26
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Is it possible? I would guess so. If the virus is set up to infect anything the computer is attached to. -- nm
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JaxSean
Nov 7, 11:26
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... a virus on the thumb, that is. -- nm
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loosilu
Nov 7, 11:25
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