Malware can be transmitted through any USB devices
Hello
Please excuse me if this is a silly question... I remember reading an article on the possibility of USB devices (such as keyboard, mouse, lamp) from malware if the QA on the device has not been made properly. I know that it happens for USB drives, but I'm not totally convinced that he might happen to keyboard, mouse, switch KVM etc..
I'll share my keyboard and mouse between two PCs using a KVM switch. One of the PC is very old and I don't know if it's totally clean or not, so I just wanted to know if it is a good idea.
Thank you very much.
You cannot transfer malware using a keyboard or a USB mouse. You should feel comfortable using the KVM switch. However, if your old computer is on the same LAN as your new computer and file sharing / printing is enabled, make sure that both computers are clean in all cases.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
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