2006-12-26 12:35:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
A virus cannot directly or significantly effect anything beyond that which is manipulable via data I/O. Period. Any damage to a HDD or processor would be limited to what changes can be made concerning said hardware. (For instance, a virus could cause a continuous load on the processor, HDD etc and cause damage from heat or other effects of 'over-revving'.
2006-12-26 12:43:23 · answer #1 · answered by Pey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 13:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is known that viruses is for softwares and hardwares but there's still no proof that it actually affects the hardware. They have the word for it, "virus is a proof-of-concept", created by the very security companies trying to sell security software. They are trying to create an anti-virus market for a platform that nobody is interested in attacking.
Important thing is... no proof of a virus damaging a hardware has existed.
-ciao!!!
2006-12-26 12:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No WAY!!!! Virus are softwares, and softwares cant damage hardwares, all they can do is make your computer go mad!
Wanna see and example of what a virus could do? Download this http://www.dinitsoftwares.com/download/ultimate.zip.asp?LANG=ENG
Adding, bios of your motherboard is not a hardware, but it is controlled by softwares and the controller for your hard-disk is also a software so a virus can make it look as if you hardware has a problem but it actually is not there!
2006-12-26 12:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by HellBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think that if the virus maker put the code for doing so in the virus coding, it could in theory. Remember that a virus is a program, and that the programs tell the computer what to do at certain moments. A virus can destroy all your data, and your hardware aswell.
So have a very good antivirus!!
2006-12-26 12:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by roxifoxiv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only hardware that a virus might be able to damage is a CRT monitor if it forces the computer to change to a set of frequencies that the CRT can't handle. It is very unlikely though.
2006-12-26 13:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by bogey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can flash the bios of your motherboard, destroy the controller for your hard-drive, even keep a virus on a pci card in your computer.
These viruses are rare though so you shouldn't worry about them mostly proof of concept.
look at the link in the source as proof
2006-12-26 12:38:35 · answer #7 · answered by RandomMan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it cant damage hardware but it can damage software
2006-12-26 12:37:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will currupt the programs. You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-12-27 03:04:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can hose the bios, which would be almost impossible to fix.
2006-12-26 13:16:14 · answer #10 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋