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08-16-2004, 09:05 PM
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whore
Join Date: May 2004
Location: America
Posts: 476/0.29
Threads: 12
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Viruses and hardrives
Pop-quiz all u hotshots: You have two hardrives, one is infested to the core with viruses and the other is a completly clean slate of freshly-installed-windows XP. IF you have a anti-virus program and tranfer essential files that you need and ignore those that have viruses, is it possible, if the hardrives were connected on the same IDE cable, for a virus to tranfer to the clean hardrive?
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08-17-2004, 12:36 AM
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OG
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: here
Posts: 27/0.01
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Re: Viruses and hardrives
It's possible for the virus to spread to the second hard drive if it has access to it. But to answer your question, if you are transferring uninfected files you shouldn't worry about it.
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08-18-2004, 11:24 AM
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always howling
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,052/0.59
Threads: 17
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Re: Viruses and hardrives
1. Get an anti-virus program
2. Update anti-virus program
3. Scan both drives for viruses
4. Quarantine files with viruses
5. Transfer the good files
6. Enjoy life
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08-18-2004, 03:17 PM
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whore
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: STL
Posts: 53/0.03
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Re: Viruses and hardrives
Wolf has got it right...donj't cause yourself any more work or agony....eek.
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08-24-2004, 09:02 PM
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whore
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In my car
Posts: 60/0.03
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Re: Viruses and hardrives
I'd recommend Panda Platinum (built in firewall, AV scan, pop up blocker and anti-spyware). Its one of the only AV programs available that updates daily and this is probably one of the best AV progams available to the public. Put that program on the good harddrive and sleep easy at night. It rocks.
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Viruses and hardrives
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