Can usbs carry viruses

My phone is infected with from times virus from copying data from a friend's computer through via the connector port USB cable. I have scanned the virus and reinstalled the operating system for phone.

USB cable usually go general with the phone charger yes infected with the virus not? If yes I would like to buy a new charger instead to replace. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. They literally litter my desk drawers. There are a couple of ways USB thumb drives can be used to spread viruses and other malicious software. An infected computer can spread a virus to a clean USB thumb drive that is inserted.

That USB drive will then be spreading the virus onto other computers if the operating system on those machines has an AutoRun-type feature enabled. The AutoRun function in Windows launches installers and other programs automatically when a flash drive or CD is inserted.

The Mac has an equivalent function, according to Ollmann. For that reason, people should disable any AutoRun features and manually launch programs when using a flash drive, he said. A virus also can be embedded in what looks like a normal file on a USB device, so that even if AutoRun is disabled, the computer will become infected when the file is opened. Thumb drives aren't the only culprits; any device that plugs into a USB port--including gadgets like lights, fans, speakers, toys , even a digital microscope --can be used to spread malware, Ollmann said.

The devices can be infected during the manufacturing or supply chain process if quality control measures are not adequate, he said. Ironically, it came from a school. Thanks, Mikel. Mikel, for Win 8. From there you can change the automatic options individually on every type of media or device you might insert or connect.

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