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Jump drive with a virus
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Mar 15, 2026581 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If I have a flash drive that I think may have a virus on it, but also has some important tax stuff on it, is there a way I can get at the files without endangering my computer?
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Use a Live-CD to read out the data. Copy them into an folder (only the files you need) on your harddisk, and do a scan of that folder right after boot, before even looking into it. You should be save with that. Edit: Oh, and of course do not plug th…
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