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Title: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: Albert Smith on June 04, 2019, 02:35:35 PM

If i use a wireless keyboard on a computer with a virus via plugging the USB transmitting thing into it.  Can any known virus corrupt that little USB thing and move with it if i then plug that USB thing back into a clean computer at a later date?



Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: playboy654 on June 04, 2019, 03:23:38 PM

If i use a wireless keyboard on a computer with a virus via plugging the USB transmitting thing into it.  Can any known virus corrupt that little USB thing and move with it if i then plug that USB thing back into a clean computer at a later date?


Is it possible to connect USB to a wireless keyboard?

I don't think virus transmitted to another devices when it is connected through Wi-Fi only happens when connected via wire connection and if you have anti-virus it can be restricted.


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: seoincorporation on June 04, 2019, 04:58:25 PM

If i use a wireless keyboard on a computer with a virus via plugging the USB transmitting thing into it.  Can any known virus corrupt that little USB thing and move with it if i then plug that USB thing back into a clean computer at a later date?



No because the usb is a Bluetooth transmission not a storage device, if you connect any storage device on the infected computer and then on the clean one then you will infect the clean one (if it doesn't have AV), is important to know that phones count as a storage device.


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: mJoke0410 on June 04, 2019, 08:48:01 PM
This is not possible because as mentioned before the USB in this case would not be a storage site, so there would be no way to transmit the virus to another computer.


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: coin-investor on June 05, 2019, 04:27:59 AM

If i use a wireless keyboard on a computer with a virus via plugging the USB transmitting thing into it.  Can any known virus corrupt that little USB thing and move with it if i then plug that USB thing back into a clean computer at a later date?



No because the usb is a Bluetooth transmission not a storage device, if you connect any storage device on the infected computer and then on the clean one then you will infect the clean one (if it doesn't have AV), is important to know that phones count as a storage device.
I agree on this virus needs storage for them to be active so usually, they are targetting hard drives and phones are considered as a hard drive also, to prevent this be sure to check the USB first before plugging in a new computer with a storage device.


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: Albert Smith on June 05, 2019, 02:13:28 PM

If i use a wireless keyboard on a computer with a virus via plugging the USB transmitting thing into it.  Can any known virus corrupt that little USB thing and move with it if i then plug that USB thing back into a clean computer at a later date?



No because the usb is a Bluetooth transmission not a storage device, if you connect any storage device on the infected computer and then on the clean one then you will infect the clean one (if it doesn't have AV), is important to know that phones count as a storage device.

Well thats what i thought. But cheers i can proceed :)


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: Vinalians on June 05, 2019, 05:04:51 PM
I don't think that the virus will be transferred to another computer that you will use later after putting the wireless keyboard USB to a virus computer. The wireless keyboard has their USB to connect into the specific device but it doesn't mean that they are stored so the virus will not absorb by the USB of that wireless keyboard.
If you still have a doubt then put some antivirus on a clean computer then if it detects then for sure there is a virus existing.


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: OgNasty on June 05, 2019, 05:16:26 PM
At the very least I think it would take some sort of compromised firmware be installed on your keyboard, which I don’t think is an actual thing you need to be worried about at this time.


Title: Re: Can a computer virus move in this way?
Post by: Hannu on June 05, 2019, 06:38:59 PM

If i use a wireless keyboard on a computer with a virus via plugging the USB transmitting thing into it.  Can any known virus corrupt that little USB thing and move with it if i then plug that USB thing back into a clean computer at a later date?



Yea and MS Updates, read on magazines.