Topic: Do I need to worry about SD card after transferring files to computer w/virus?

[yltfan]

Stupid question, I know, but I just don't understand some of this stuff.

After sticking my card into a friend's laptop, he tells me that the machine might have a virus. I'm not that worried, but should I be? I'd format the card, but don't want to until I transfer the files to another machine.

Thanks for any advice.

[rjp]

It's possible that a virus might alter the boot sector on an SD card - a non-issue unless you try to boot from it, and it would be gone if you wipe the card. Also, it could conceivably infect executables or documents that can carry executable content (e.g. Word or Excel files, etc.), but once again wiping the data would eliminate the problem.

I haven't heard of infected sound files, but nothing's impossible. I'd say scan the card with an up-to-date virus scanner and then wipe the card and reformat it.

[Church-Audio]

Stupid question, I know, but I just don't understand some of this stuff.

After sticking my card into a friend's laptop, he tells me that the machine might have a virus. I'm not that worried, but should I be? I'd format the card, but don't want to until I transfer the files to another machine.

Thanks for any advice.

As far as I know and I might be wrong. Unless you turn the sd card into a boot card or run a file from the card you have no need to worry.

Chris

[rastasean]

I think this youtube comment is a great statement: Generic solution to all problems. for this clip.

[F.O.Bean]

Just transfer the recording and format the sd card!