Can a virus fry a computer?

You could lose important files, miss deadlines, or get your passwords or personal information stolen. Heck, viruses can even fry your computer. For most people, though, computer viruses are just that — an inconvenience.

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2023-02-21 10:44:44

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Why does my computer think steam is a virus?
The Steam application or Steam game has been mistakenly identified as a virus or "trojan" by certain software as a result of the development of potentially-malicious programs which use the same filenames as valid Steam files (this is a very common practice amongst malicious software writers - many viruses already ...
2024-02-20 15:15:06

Can a psu fry a gpu?
Despite popular belief, components draw power, the PSU does't push it. There is no risk of killing your components with an overkill PSU.
2024-02-19 09:50:06

Can an oculus get a virus?
TLDR: Yes, but if your observant you'll be fine 90% of the time. Yes, if we asume that by Virus you mean malware in general. First, some virus' are downloaded without users realising we're downloading anything.
2023-05-12 11:50:25

Is y2k a virus?
The Y2K bug was a computer flaw, or bug, that may have caused problems when dealing with dates beyond December 31, 1999.
2023-01-09 23:56:49

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