Of course it can, Michael...why would you think otherwise???  The USB port 
is only a connection path; it has no features on its own to prevent transfer 
of data, corrupt or not.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Lanspa" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:05 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] External Hard Drive Virus Question


Can a virus or trojan/malware infection get to an external hard drive that 
is connected to our CPU via a USB port?  Can it "travel" through a USB 
connection?
We have WIN XP Home.




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