where do you usually get viruses; USB or internet?
By jamesnogra
@jamesnogra (381)
Philippines
September 16, 2008 9:22am CST
quite shocking but i get viruses usually from the USB of my friends. my system's firewall is working great even though i don't know what website I am going in. USB are actually the carrier of digital viruses today. i really don't know why but my system is usually infected mostly from the USB of my friends and mine. but of course the virus in the USB came from the internet.
6 responses
@slot100 (546)
• Hungary
16 Sep 08
Actually, USB is the No.1 source of virus spreading! Because all viruses nowadays on the internet are checked in seconds. Though with USB sticks, which aren't checked by virus scanners, nor the internet, can spread very easily.
And believe me, I know how this works.
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@ravinder18 (868)
• Malaysia
16 Sep 08
I usually will get virus from usb. The usb get infected by virus from my university computer lab. The univeristy computer lab don't have antivirus at all. From there can get any virus. I try not to use university lab computer for usb. But sometimes I have to use especially if I need to present at class. The main source getting virus is from computer lab. I don't know why the management don't want to install antivirus. Their computer always need to be format because too many virus. They know they problem but still won't install antivirus. I am unhappy with their management.
@iopkliopkl (79)
• Hong Kong
16 Sep 08
internet, because i use the internet for many hours every day. i dont think ive ever got a virus from my USB stick. I once got Trojan Horse from downloading something from internet, so i guess i have to be more careful
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