Files on Google Drive could become infected if there is a virus on a local device that has access to the Google Drive and/or if backup/sync is on, then infected files could possibly be synched to the files on Google Drive. Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that’s most likely to answer the question.
Can Google Drive be infected with viruses?
Perhaps see this help topic Upload files to Google Drive and check the security section on it. Files on Google Drive could become infected if there is a virus on a local device that has access to the Google Drive and/or if backup/sync is on, then infected files could possibly be synched to the files on Google Drive.
In practice: Google Drive scans a file for viruses before the file is downloaded or shared. If a virus is detected, users can’t share the file with others, send the infected file via email, or convert it to a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide, and they’ll receive a warning if they attempt these operations.
If you stick to using Google Suite files, you are quite safe from viruses and malwares. Files up to 25MB downloaded from Google Drive are automatically scanned.
Are files downloaded from Google Drive automatically scanned for viruses?
Files up to 25MB downloaded from Google Drive are automatically scanned. However if you are using Google Drive PC app, there’s a risk that whatever is synched may have been infected by malware such as Wannacry.
Another thing we wondered was, does Google scan for viruses?
However Google tends to scan files that are uploaded/downloaded so the risk should be relatively small. But it may be a very new virus, or for other reasons not recognizable. Is Google LLC a virus? Its developer, calling itself “Google LLC” (Google LLC).
Can you get a virus from a Google doc or slide?
If a virus is detected, users can’t share the file with others, send the infected file via email, or convert it to a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide, and they’ll receive a warning if they attempt these operations. In theory: yes, you can get a virus from any connected device or file sharing service.
Can Google Drive files be recovered from a ransomware attack?
In some rare cases though, if you are lucky enough to catch the “right type of malware”, you can restore previous “healthy ” versions of the files on your Google Drive. But most of the recent releases of ransomware don’t let you do that, so we wouldn’t be too hopeful.