zain500 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 Do viruses damage the hardwarePlease tell me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yacoby 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 There are some viruses that do, but not that many, most just damage software. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
contor 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 There are some viruses that can damage the hard drive by turning fast destroing it. Anothers can turn off the fans to made the cpu overheat.But most of the viruses afect the software Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_aggie10 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 yes...sadly there are some nerds out there that have NOTHING better to do than hurt peoples computers....so they just felt as if they HAD to create viruses. and some of which hurt hardware, but as people before me have sadi most will damage your software....but this can end up being just as bad as hardware....believe me! good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yacoby 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 yes...sadly there are some nerds out there that have NOTHING better to do than hurt peoples computers....so they just felt as if they HAD to create viruses.I can see the attraction of making them, as they seem fairly fun to make. Worryingly I can also see the attraction of spreading it, but I doubt I would ever do that. However I doubt I could ever spread a virus if I got round to making it, as I would feel guilty about the people it affected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
changeyourmind 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2006 Virus is a software program created by experts to cause problem to the computers.mostly it attacks on the operating system like windows or linux or mac however there are some viruses which affect the harddrives printers and other hardware stuff.to protect the computer from viruses one should try going to secure websites and opening email with attachment which you think is from a trusted source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terminal2k 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2006 Virus is a software program created by experts to cause problem to the computers. bill gates has made one that has infected the majority of computers in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blendergalactica 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2006 The short answer is now, but there are some that can disable your software from reading or making changes to hardware. But mostl viruses are designed by script kiddies and do annoying things like email them selves 5000 times and clog mail servers.The worse part is when a virus zombies your computer and then allows folks to use it for a lot of bad things from piracy, to DDOS attacks, to a kiddie porn server. It really suck if someone did that to you and the authorities come blasting down your door. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kubi 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2006 Actually there are viruses that can damage hardware. There is already a topic talking about this, I'll try to find it.Just to let you gets know, I won't say there aren't ANY viruses for mac/linux, but there aren't MANY. There are only a couple and they usually come through iPods and such. Easily detectable btw. No one makes viruses for macs because they figure we've suffered enough already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dooga 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 Some viruses make the CPU run too fast, and then make sudden stops. This not only hurts your CPU, but it also hurts your hard drive and your fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-[Nero]- 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 Some virus dmg the motherboard immediately. That was wat happen to my previous comp... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
40esp 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2006 technically, a virus is a software creation created in C, C+ and C++ language, and is a program that accesses your msdos and exploits your operating system, and/or virus software running on your pc. it doesnt affect physical objects tho, but it will go hitler on whatever software that piece of hardware uses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squeaky 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2006 Virus's change things in your computer that cause bad things to happen. Those who know the computer well can find things to hurt your computer. Just get AVG at http://www.avg.com/de-de/free-antivirus-download It'll keep those nasty virus's from hurting your precious computer. Also, get spyware protection. ex. Ad-Aware SE Personal I swear, if I didn't get those programs, my computer would be so slow or in need a repair, which, I do not have the money for. So, get those free antivirus's and spyware removal programs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdood 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2006 never heard of viruses that hurt ur comp physically, thnx for the heads up!! i knew about the one that makes the memory full,,,,forgot the name, anyway thnx for the information!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adriantc 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2006 I have heard about computer viruses destroying hardware. Thanks god it didn't happen to me... I only heard about viruses damaging the hard drive by spinning it too fast (I wonder even if that is possible)... Some could say viruses destroying hardware has become an urban myth. The Myth Busters should try it... QUOTE(changeyourmind @ Oct 25 2006, 11:23 PM) *Virus is a software program created by experts to cause problem to the computers.bill gates has made one that has infected the majority of computers in the world. dry.gif By the way... the only way you be 99.99% sure you won't get a virus is of course by installing Linux. As far as I have heard there are only a few viruses for Linux and most of them are lab made (testing purpose). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
