Is there any risk in copying data files from an infected floppy disk to a clean PCs hard disk?
Assuming that you did not boot or run any executable programs from the infected disk, the answer generally is no. There are two caveats: 1. You should be somewhat concerned about checking the integrity of these data files as they may have been destroyed or altered by the virus. 2. If any of the “data” files are interpretable as executable by some other program (such as a Lotus macro) then these files should be treated as potentially malicious until the symptoms of the infection are known. The copying process itself is safe (given the above scenario) although you should be concerned with what type of files are being copied to avoid introducing other problems.
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