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HarryT · 04-11-2011, 08:10 AM

The file system of a reader (ie the drive that mounts on a PC) can certainly become a "host" to a virus, which has the potential to then infect any PC that it's plugged into. This is no different to a virus being spread by, say, a USB memory stick.

04-11-2011, 08:10 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The file system of a reader (ie the drive that mounts on a PC) can certainly become a "host" to a virus, which has the potential to then infect any PC that it's plugged into. This is no different to a virus being spread by, say, a USB memory stick.