I found an SD card in my parking garage and I'm curious about its contents. What's the best way to check it safely without risking my own devices?
3 Answers
One option is to take it to a local office supplies store that can help you check it out safely. They usually have the right equipment and can do it for you without you needing to worry about malware.
The safest way is to just not do it at all! If you must check, use a friend's PC; that way, if there’s a problem, it's not on your device.
Honestly, it’s a bit risky to connect a random SD card directly to your computer. I used to have an older laptop that wasn't connected to the internet. It had antivirus software loaded up for situations like this. If it got infected, I could just re-image it. That's a safer approach!
Yeah, using an old laptop is smart! I have a similar setup with an Ubuntu laptop that I keep offline just for these kinds of finds.