How do I safely use a virus infected USB drive in Ubuntu?
- by suhridk
I have an USB drive which I know is virus infected (an anti-virus on my friend's machine detected it). Unfortunately neither of us know the virus name and I don't want to take the risk of plugging it to my Windows box again.
Of course, in all probability the virus affects only Windows. (But I'm not sure)
I want to know if I can safely plug the USB into my Ubuntu Lucid laptop and copy the stuff I need from the drive. If there are some precautions I need to follow what would they be?