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  • 09-11-2010 5:23pm
    #1
    Darkphenom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭


    I have 2 hard drives and 2 os's each of them windows.
    My primary hard drive is virus free.
    My secondary hard drive definitley has some nasty viruses.

    Is it possible for a virus to copy itself to my primary hard drive?
    What if you havent mounted the secondary hardrive?
    At the moment I keep the second one plugged out so that I can be sure. Can someone tell me if it is possible to get a virus transferred from one hard drive to another and under what circumstances?


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  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    A virus can replicate itself if coded to do so. It could therefore copy itself to any device or computer share connected to the network.

    It obviously can not transfer itself to drive which is not powered on.


  • #3
    Darkphenom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭Darkphenom


    I have Norton 2011, Malwarebytes and superantispyware. Will these find every last virus? Is there any way to be positively virus free?

    Just wondering if people would recommend something other than norton.


  • #4
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Just wondering if people would recommend something other than norton.[/QUOTE]
    Anything but norton,try avast or for that matter most of the free anti virus software is better than norton.(IMO)


  • #5
    themadhair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭themadhair


    Darkphenom wrote: »
    Will these find every last virus? Is there any way to be positively virus free?
    No and no.


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