external hard drives protected from hacking or viruses

[nana3quinn]

My computer was hacked. If I use an external hard drive for all my internet and banking am I protected

 

[Supahos]

No, only way to be protected is never be on the internet

 

[why_wolf]

no, everything connected to an infected computer is at risk.

 

[Slumy__57]

If the drive is connected to the pc, it is at risk.