Is it safe to connect an infected computer to a wireless network to download anti-virus software?
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
My daughter has a laptop that she suspects is infected. The laptop has no anti-virus software so I would like to install an anti-virus software package to clean up her computer but I’m afraid that any viruses on her laptop might infect my computer or other computers on my wireless network prior to being cleaned. I am running Norton 360 on my main computer that is connected in to the wireless network.
As long as your other wireless clients are set up securely and there are no shares, I think you’ll be okay. Make sure firewalls are enabled on other computers. If you want to be 100% safe, take the other systems down before connecting the infected laptop.