DVDs With Viruses?

Ryan219 · 07-22-2007, 04:33 PM

Hi there,
I've recently found out that my computer is infected with some viruses. I have a lot of tv shows and movies etc. on this computer which I plan to burn onto DVDs before I reformat my computer. So my question is: is it possible to infect these DVDs with viruses when I burn all this stuff onto it and reinfect my computer when I reformat it?

Thanks in advance!
Ryan

patrickv · 07-22-2007, 04:38 PM

Welcome to the forums,
first off scan those files to see if they are infected ,then clean them, then burn.

am not too sure, but many people said it's possible to burn an infected file and when restored on another pc the spreading begins, has not happen to me so i can't give a definate answer

PohTayToez · 07-22-2007, 04:39 PM

I believe it should be fine for me to simply assure you that there is pretty much no chance of a virus be transfered if you're only burning video files, however further discussion of pirated content is against the Forum Rules.

cybereclipse · 07-23-2007, 06:36 AM

yup, like everyone says scan them and then burn them...

adarsh · 07-23-2007, 06:59 AM

y not remove the viruses first and then burning those dvd's? u cud just run a thorough virus scan with any anti-virus frm the safe mode.
after uve removed *most* of the viruses , burn ur dvd...
i dont think tht they'll make a copy of themselves in ur dvd

07-22-2007, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ryan219 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	DVDs With Viruses? Hi there, I've recently found out that my computer is infected with some viruses. I have a lot of tv shows and movies etc. on this computer which I plan to burn onto DVDs before I reformat my computer. So my question is: is it possible to infect these DVDs with viruses when I burn all this stuff onto it and reinfect my computer when I reformat it? Thanks in advance! Ryan

07-22-2007, 04:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,444	Welcome to the forums, first off scan those files to see if they are infected ,then clean them, then burn. am not too sure, but many people said it's possible to burn an infected file and when restored on another pc the spreading begins, has not happen to me so i can't give a definate answer __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

07-22-2007, 04:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 19 Posts: 2,541	I believe it should be fine for me to simply assure you that there is pretty much no chance of a virus be transfered if you're only burning video files, however further discussion of pirated content is against the Forum Rules. __________________ Desktop / Laptop ASUS A8N-E / Compaq Presario v6420us AMD Athlon 3200+ @ 2.50Ghz / AMD Athlon X2 TK-53 @ 1.70Ghz MSI GeForce 7800GT / GeForce Go 6150 2 x 512MB DDR / 2 x 1GB DDR2 250GB SATA II / 80GB 5400RPM SATA 2 x DVD Burner / 8X DVD±R/RW

07-23-2007, 06:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
cybereclipse Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Glendale, CA Age: 18 Posts: 734	yup, like everyone says scan them and then burn them... __________________ HP Pavilion 764n Custom & Toshiba M115-S3094 200GB Hard Drive/80GB Hard Drive 1024 MB SDRAM/1024 MB SDRAM (DDR2) Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz/Intel Centrino Duo WinXP/Mac OSX86/Ubuntu/WinXP/Mac OSX86 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND: F@H Team 44358 To View The Rest Of My Profile Hit Alt+F4 P.S. Can I eat your brain? Visit My Blog!!

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07-23-2007, 06:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 841	y not remove the viruses first and then burning those dvd's? u cud just run a thorough virus scan with any anti-virus frm the safe mode. after uve removed most of the viruses , burn ur dvd... i dont think tht they'll make a copy of themselves in ur dvd

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