If I got a wireless router, and for some reason the computer that has the actual modem got a virus, is it possible for that virus to spread from that computer to my desktop with the wireless router??
2007-07-30 08:16:25 · 4 answers · asked by samurai_army0 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Unlikely since there in not network connectivity between the 2. I take it one system is wireless and one is dial-up modem. Now if you happen to visit the same web site or open the same spam mail that created the virus on the other computer.
2007-07-30 08:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by ohio44903 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless the two machines are networked. With a wireless router they usually stand alone, so they all need AV, firewalls, etc etc!
2007-07-30 08:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you may be able to get a worm, which can spread on a network without a host file.
2007-07-30 08:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by James M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, only if you opened the same file(s) that contains the virus.
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2007-07-30 08:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dakota 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋