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NiLuJe · 08-22-2010, 08:58 PM

It sounds more like the virus is still stored somewhere on the Kindle, and as soon as Windows tries to access it, it does its nasty stuff again.

Nothing wrong with the Kindle itself, except acting as a 'host' for the virus. (The Kindle itself should be completely safe from Windows viruses, because it doesn't run Windows. And nothing you can access from the USB Mass Storage partition can have any impact on the Kindle's OS beyond resetting some UI settings and removing your books).

08-22-2010, 08:58 PM	#6
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It sounds more like the virus is still stored somewhere on the Kindle, and as soon as Windows tries to access it, it does its nasty stuff again. Nothing wrong with the Kindle itself, except acting as a 'host' for the virus. (The Kindle itself should be completely safe from Windows viruses, because it doesn't run Windows. And nothing you can access from the USB Mass Storage partition can have any impact on the Kindle's OS beyond resetting some UI settings and removing your books). Last edited by NiLuJe; 08-22-2010 at 09:01 PM.