Could you give us a little more detail. A buffer-over-run can do havoc,
but may not be mailicious code or a virus. Are you saying the external
drive was infected when received? Or that it became infected from your
computer? Or perhaps being shared with a fiend's computer? I remain a
little suspicious of claims of virus infections (or other intentional
malicious programs) unless the virus is positively identified. I've had
only a very few confirmed virus invasions since 1990. (The first came in
on a data disk transporting a report intended for a veternary society
meeting in about 1992.) I've had computer hang-ups and some that did
damage, but only about five have reasonable confirmation. I had a couple
that virus checkers reported as virus that were simply code that contain
the signature, but not the claimed virus.
I would like some more details concerning the evidence that it was
malicious code that actually was the cause of your damage. Serious,
regardless of the cause, and always a potential problem, but simply using a
particular storage devise (of what ever class) does not appear to be guilty
of the accusation. Any computer is subject to problems, intentional or
accidental, but good virus, etc. ware, and avoiding Internet sources or
stray used media that has become contaminated will always remain a problem.
Thanks for any enlightenment regarding the actual nature of the causal
agent would be very helpful.
Thanks.
Nick Sturm
> [Original Message]
> From: qvarizona <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 1/13/2006 7:13:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Backing up Your Data with USB
>
> For whatever it's worth: I had terrible results using a USB
(external) drive as backup. Was infected with malicious code (yes, I had
security programs), and when I unknowingly activated it I was using my USB.
I lost everything in both drives. All files, all photos, everything! With
restoration software I was able to get back maybe 60% of the files and none
of the photos on the USB. A friend took my main drive into HTP where he
works, and was able to restore one file. Lucky for me, it was my 2 year
old FTM files that I had "deleted". None of the updated FTMs were
recovered.
>
> I now use CDs AND the USB, and I never leave the USB on other than to
load a backup. Still want acid paper and hardcopy.
>
> Joanne
>
>
> Debbie's Genealogy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I just recommended to a friend that if you don't have access to a network
> that one of the most practical ideas today is a USB drive, attached to
your
> computer...but I believe in multiple backups.
>
>
>
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