windows virus on usb will run on ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]
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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP up vote 0 down vote favorite This question already has an answer here: Building a version of ubuntu without any USB functionality 2 answers As the title suggest, is it really possible that a virus/malware/spyware or anything bad that will affect my pc, will be transferable and "AUTO-RUN" from a USB with files copied from a Windows OS(maybe infected/maybe not) to Ubuntu 16.04? As I was doing some reading here in the community, many amongst the users had concluded that there is no use for an AV in Ubuntu OS, hence I followed, since I am a new user and still studying/reading almost everything. Or will it require everytime the user password and "NO AUTOMATIC THINGS" will be installed in my Ubuntu PC" ? usb windows malware share | improve this question asked Apr 24 at 6:34 Harold 15 7 marked as duplicate by karel, Eric Carvalho, David Foerster, waltinator, ñÃÂsÃ...