You can recover the important files from your backups without triggering the virus. However, there are precautions as to how you should restore your data from backups if a virus were present. Contact your end user computing Help Desk or Antivirus Coordinator for more information. Yes, and a spilled drink could do the same thing. If you have adequate backup copies of your data, you will be able to recover from a virus or coffee attack.
Backups are the difference between a nuisance and a disaster.