Windows 10: Does onedrive sync viruses and infect my other computers?

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  1. V1081
    V1081 Win User

    Does onedrive sync viruses and infect my other computers?


    I recently had my Laptop infected by a virus, where the hacker stole all my information. I had to fully format it, but before that, I deleted the file that contained the virus and it went straight to the recycle bin. This laptop was connected to Onedrive , which is also on my PC. A few days later I turned on my PC and OneDrive automatically started syncing a bunch of files onto it. Apparently it had also synced the virus in the recycle bin. My question is, will that virus effect my PC as well, or will nothing happen since I didn't open it?

    :)
     
    V1081, Apr 2, 2025
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  2. BUILDZOID
    buildzoid Win User

    Using Viruses to Fight Bacterial Infections

    I actually thought this is the most logical step in medicine for some time now. Viruses are easy to modify and if they manage to modify them to be more stable(you do not one them to mutate over time like the cold/flu does) then you could end up with every human just taking a shot of a virus cocktail and never worry about a bacterial infections again. In theory you could design viruses to solve genetic disorders however that is probably a very long way of.
    I also remember that there were attempts to use an anti bacterial virus in the past however it killed ALL bacteria that it came across so it ended up killing the people who took the treatment because they went from infected to completely bacteria free which caused all kinds of other health issues that killed them anyway.
     
    buildzoid, Apr 2, 2025
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  3. FORDGT90CONCEPT
    FordGT90Concept Win User
    Windows 10 - OneDrive

    Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

    If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.
     
    FordGT90Concept, Apr 2, 2025
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  4. HYBRID_THEORY
    Hybrid_theory Win User

    Does onedrive sync viruses and infect my other computers?

    Question on viruses and documents

    AVG was on this computer when it got infected. I cleaned this one a month ago or so. Put the latest avg on it. and yeah got infected. so putting avast on this time
     
    Hybrid_theory, Apr 2, 2025
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