How does partitioning contain virus infections?

I've read that partitioning contains the virus infection if you get 1 because the virus stays on 1 drive (partition). Why don't the virus creators just make it so the virus scans for other drives and infects those too? How hard is that, and what defense would partitions have against that?

 

That is not true at all. A virus, if it wants to spread and has control of your machine, goes anywhere it chooses within that machine or beyond.

 

I only see this thread as becoming a suggestion box for how to improve viruses/malware and such.

Just a tip for all you enlightened. There are very advanced intelligent knowledgeable computer users who do not use "anti-virus". Shocked? You should not be. I use AVG so I am not one of them. But in two years it has caught nothing? Why because I know what I am doing.

Viruses require action of the user. Recently a poster asked about an exe file they opened. Their computer developed issues. Well short of anti-virus warning there is no safeguard to protect anyone from their own stupidity. A Google search showed this to be a virus (10 seconds).

People who get viruses make bad silly choices. They are misunderstood they don't magically appear. In the real world it is similar to you inviting the gang banging thug with weapons and drugs into your your house? You think silly? I think the same about those affected? Consider that.

Viruses have to be invited.

More than exe may be dangerous. This is not a guide.

 

sorry for double post. delete please

 

Exactly what he said, including the gang banging thug with weapons part.


You will need 2 things to keep your computer virus free.

1. Antivirus software. Id suggest avast (its free). Ive been using it on my laptop for a year now and its great.

2. Common sense

Most people have #1 but not #2.

Remember: when in doubt...google it

 

Urban myth, and a bad one at that.

Gary

 

As long as you can read and write to the other partition... so can the virus.

 

OK for all you guys, I've had a laptop with AVG since 2006 and I've never been infected. Sure, I've scanned files I downloaded and found viruses, but I was never infected. So I'm proud to say I have common sense too. I was merely wondering if the fact that partitioning helps prevent viruses was true, not how to prevent infections.