My PC antivirus found a virus on my Hero

[iCrash]

So I mounted my Hero to my PC just now and Eset NOD32 pops up saying it just deleted D:\game.exe and D:\Autorun.inf. So obviously it is a PC virus, but I'm thinking to myself how did it get onto my Hero? Then I remembered I used my Hero as removable storage to load Malwarebytes onto my friend's infested PC. So the moral of the story is don't mount your Hero to a computer riddled with viruses and adware and if you do make sure you have adequate virus protection on your own PCs.

Now I'll throw a question into this... would an Android antivirus app have intercepted a virus made for a PC?

 

[jersey221]

its possible that a android anti virus could pick it up...

 

[mkhopper]

If an updated list of virus definitions were loaded into an anti-virus application running on the Hero, sure, it could have flagged the files.

What would really be optimum; An app that puts the SD card into read-only mode before mounting it to a questionable PC. I think it's possible to internally remount the SD card as read-only, but you'd need root access to do it.

(Standard disclaimer... I take no responsibility for this... Do so at your own risk....)

mount -o r,remount -t yaffs2 /sdcard

To go back to read/write,

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /sdcard

 

[romeosidvicious]

If an updated list of virus definitions were loaded into an anti-virus application running on the Hero, sure, it could have flagged the files.

What would really be optimum; An app that puts the SD card into read-only mode before mounting it to a questionable PC. I think it's possible to internally remount the SD card as read-only, but you'd need root access to do it.

(Standard disclaimer... I take no responsibility for this... Do so at your own risk....)

mount -o r,remount -t yaffs2 /sdcard

To go back to read/write,

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /sdcard

The SD card isn't yaffs (-t is type) if it's stock it's fat32 which is -t msdos

 

[mkhopper]

Oop, yes you're correct. Was too fast in the copy/paste/reply.

 

[alex88]

you are right about having an adequate virus protection. got the same virus 2 times and i don't really know from where and crashed my OS. i wanted to ask you if you know any antivirus software that can help me. i've heard that kaspersky IS7 is good. but i don't know. here is a review:
Download Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 provides a qualitatively new level

 

[Sixxx]

I've been using AVG for at least 5 years, never had any problems. I'd try them.

AVG Free - Free Antivirus Download | Antivirus Software for Windows 7, Vista and XP

 

[Gamingphreek]

It's really a moot point.

A Windows executable and an INF file are not going to be able to execute on the *nix based platform of the Hero.

Honestly there is no need for Anti-Virus or remounting the sd-card when dealing with questionable computers that are Windows based. Now, if you suspect a Linux/OSX/*BSD based system is infected, THEN perhaps some additional layers of protection would be beneficial.

 

[joseamirandavelez]

the idea is to not propagate the virus... My phone's SD got infected with an Autorun virus (similar to the one you have) and it then infected my wife's PC when I connected the phone to it... It was easy to clean but still a problem... Anyway, I think its not the phone fault but the PC. It should have a good Antivirus since its a Windows device...

 

[timkat]

It's true, you should have a good antivirus. Check it out this list of the best antivirus and choose one from there.

 

[K4KAI]

It's true, you should have a good antivirus. Check it out this list of the best antivirus and choose one from there.

I wonder if the linked "best anti-virus" site really lists all the best ones, or only the ones that pay them a fee for listing.

I have found that for Windows machines, the best anti-virus (for me) is "Microsoft Security Essentials" which may be downloaded, installed and maintained absolutely FREE of cost to the user.

Give it a try, you just might like it, and it could possibly save you a few $$.

I have absolutely no business interests with Microsoft, I am just a happy, long-time customer.

 

[MarkHirt]

I am just a happy, long-time customer.

That's rare.