if i insert a claimed-to-be-virus-infected pro duo memory card to my sony camera,will my camera be infected?
the pro duo came from my husband's psp and my he says it may have a virus.
1. how can i detect if it has a virus?
2. if i insert it to my sony digicam and format it, will it be okay?
thanks in advance.
fhotoace: memory card for psp and memory card for sony camera use the same type of memory card,and that is, sony pro-duo.
Yes, you should be ok. As of today, cameras that I know of are not capable of running any software applications from a memory card or any other source. All of their functionality is hardwired inside the camera, with no room for external applications. So it will be safe for you to format the card in a camera.
However - if you insert the card into the camera THEN connect camera to computer via USB - that's when your COMPUTER may get infected, if the virus put an autorun on the card, and computer recognizes the camera as a mass storage device (rather than multimedia device). Of course, if you insert the infected card into a computer card reader - that's asking for trouble!
But inserting a card into camera and formatting it in the camera without first connecting to PC should be a safe way to deal with the virus, and will likely eliminate it from the card (along with all other data). If your camera has an option for "quick format" vs. "full format", or whatever other similar terms manufacturer may have choosen - go for a full format, just to be on the safe side (though honestly, quick format should deal with it just as fine).
Unfortunately, it will be next to impossible to tell if there is indeed a virus on a card by inserting it in a camera. If your camera has capability to browse the entire card (very few that I know of can do that), look for suspicious executable files, and mainly "autorun.inf" file in the root folder. If that one is present - you'd know as much, that the card is set to automatically execute something when connected to a computer. Viruses widely use it to distribute themselves from infected cards.... So it will be a big red flag, if such file exists.
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