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If USB flash drive contain any of malware/virus/worm inserted to linux host without being mount (auto mount disabled), does malware/virus/worm will infect host

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[โ€“] Knusper@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If it's a USB stick you don't trust, you should always be careful. There's malicious hardware that looks like a USB stick, but pretends to be a keyboard, making malicious inputs. Or hardware which contains condensators that charge up from your USB port and then send a strong electrical pulse into your PC, potentially frying electronics.

[โ€“] 1_4M_N008@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe it's called 'USB Killer' (Please Correct Me If I Misunderstood), and thanks for your warning, But i am dealing with a normal USB flash drive.