Can a virus infect a disk image file?

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by decroft, Jan 18, 2006.

  1. decroft

    decroft Private E-2

    Can virus/worms infect a Drive Image or Ghost image file located on the same hard drive, either in the same or differnet partition? Or, do I have to have it physically removed, i.e. on a cd or dvd.
     
    decroft, Jan 18, 2006
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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    They could infect anything that they were designed to infect which may include images like that. It may be unlikely that they do, but it is not impossible. It would be safer to have your images backed up and not in the system.
     
    chaslang, Jan 18, 2006
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  3. decroft

    decroft Private E-2

    Thanks for the info, love your quote!
     
    decroft, Jan 19, 2006
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  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome!
     
    chaslang, Jan 19, 2006
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