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    Virus and Permanent Hardware Damage

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by hendra, Feb 24, 2009.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which virus that would cause permanent hardware damage to your machine? Perhaps damaging the BIOS, killing the hard drive permanently, killing the video card by installing malicious flash or killing any other component in your computer.
     
    hendra, Feb 24, 2009
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Many could. I don't get the point of listing all of them. You could write a virus to to all of the above.
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 24, 2009
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  3. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    David, Feb 24, 2009
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    If someone knows the exact hardware config of your computer they can make a virus that will destroy it. And yes this could be done on any operating system.
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 24, 2009
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  5. TeeJay 44

    TeeJay 44 Notebook Deity

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    Dangerous territory. Frightning really.

    All it would really take is a vindictive former employee of a large company like Acer, HP etc who helped write some of their pre installed "bloatware" to take advantage of the specified lappies weaknesses.

    Like pushing ALT+F10 on an Acer reinstalls the OS and drivers and makes it back to "factory default"

    Edit...I am reporting my own post and would like to see this thread closed.

    Don't want to give people ideas here....
     
    TeeJay 44, Feb 24, 2009
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  6. Hiker

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    A vindictive person in the position and with the know how doesn't need to read your post or this thread to cause harm.
     
    Hiker, Feb 25, 2009
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  7. TeeJay 44

    TeeJay 44 Notebook Deity

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    So true. I rest my case.

    Cheers
     
    TeeJay 44, Feb 25, 2009
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