Hypothetically speaking, say you have an unused 8GB USB 3.0, a physical copy of Windows 8.1, a virus infected laptop with an optical drive, and a new computer with no operating system. What would happen if I the USB and disk and into the infected laptop and create an image file of the CD and then burn it to the USB? Will my USB be infected? And if I try to put the infected USB into the new computer will the new computer be infected? I know there are many other routes to installing an operating system but in this specific situation is it likely that the USB will be infected and transfer to the new computer?
USB OS Installation. Am I at risk of installing a virus as well?
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Shaun o
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It should not effect the The partition where the image of the windows 8.1 OS is on the computer you intend to copy or duplicate to the UBS stick for intended install to a new computer with no current os installed.
But saying that why don`t just download some free Antivirus software and run it on the infected machine first.
To clean out any chance of the virus duplicating or infecting files before you copy.
Here download, install and run on the infected Pc.
http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage
But saying that why don`t just download some free Antivirus software and run it on the infected machine first.
To clean out any chance of the virus duplicating or infecting files before you copy.
Here download, install and run on the infected Pc.
http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage
alyoshka
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Depending on the Virus in the rig, but, mostly all of them will immediately copy them selves onto any writable external/internal medium.
Thus, the moment you insert the USB stick into the infected PC , it's going to get infected.
Irrelevant of what you do with it, it will remain infected unless the system it is plugged into is cleaned first and the USB cleaned too...
If you use the infected drive to install an OS onto a fresh virgin rig, it's going to get infected too....
YES... everything you touch will get EBOLA.....
If you need to get out of this all you need to do is first get a good antivirus....
Install it, on the infected rig, update it, let it cure, clean and repair and then immunize the rig....
After that , insert the OS disc in the ODD, create a bootable image onto a virgin Pen Drive...., if not then firstly make sure the USB stick is cleaned using the antivirus installed, then format it, use the Windows to USB OS transfer tool with the help of your Optical disc and then once it's completed the process, 'attrib' the USB disc completely....
That'll disable the writing onto the USB disc function, making it immune to any further infection possibilities.
Thus, the moment you insert the USB stick into the infected PC , it's going to get infected.
Irrelevant of what you do with it, it will remain infected unless the system it is plugged into is cleaned first and the USB cleaned too...
If you use the infected drive to install an OS onto a fresh virgin rig, it's going to get infected too....
YES... everything you touch will get EBOLA.....
If you need to get out of this all you need to do is first get a good antivirus....
Install it, on the infected rig, update it, let it cure, clean and repair and then immunize the rig....
After that , insert the OS disc in the ODD, create a bootable image onto a virgin Pen Drive...., if not then firstly make sure the USB stick is cleaned using the antivirus installed, then format it, use the Windows to USB OS transfer tool with the help of your Optical disc and then once it's completed the process, 'attrib' the USB disc completely....
That'll disable the writing onto the USB disc function, making it immune to any further infection possibilities.
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