Can a virus spread to other parts of a computer besides the hard drive?

Can a virus spread to other parts of a computer besides the hard drive?

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A conventional virus you picked up from your favorite downloads site might infect other storage you have connected to your computer. Flash drives, external hard drive, and other computers shared on your network.

Specialized malicious software can target specific components of a computer system. For example, it may look to overwrite the BIOS of a specific computer to expose a vulnerability. However, you don't need to worry about this if you simply picked up a virus.

Also, most malicious software today are not technically viruses.

So if i replace the hard drive theres a good chance that will fix it?

You probably don't need to replace it. If you reformat the disk (the entire disk, not just part of it), then that will be enough.

But yes, replacing the drive will also fix it.

The computer wont start how can i do this?

What do you have? Do you know?

plug it in and make sure it has power

Assuming you mean Windows won't start, you need to put the CD in and try that. If it still tries to start Windows and doesn't work, then you will need to change your boot order. Look at your screen when the computer first turns on and it should tell you what key to press for Setup or something similar. It's probably one of the function keys (ex. F1).

It physically wont turn on not even a boot screen it just lights up for a second then turns off

Then you're fucked. Replace the drive.

Then you might have more problems than a virus. It's difficult to diagnose a hardware issue online, but that can be anything from your power supply to your motherboard to a loose wire.

If it's not beeping when you turn it on (and assuming your motherboard has no display for error codes), that sounds like a power delivery issue. So start there.

8 posts in and still no del system32 recommendation. Wtf Sup Forums

Dont listen to this fag...

Tell us EVERYTHING you were doing from the start and until now. And whatever we tell you to do tell us every detail as to what happens in response.

Ok but if i buy a new one will it come with the system installed already so i just plug it in and go?

I got a virus im pretty sure cuz my laptop was acting wierd before this so i removed the hard drive and now im here

If you would rather not learn how to identify whats wrong with your computer you could do that yes so long as you have the money sure

how was it acting "weird"? also removing a laptop's hard drive is a pain in the ass this sounds like b8

>my laptop
kek. good luck with that. waste of time.

It might be power issue because when i plug it in the power light blinks and then turns off instead of staying on. What do you guys think?

Removing a hard drive is so fucking easy but you have autism so yeah...

No. If you have a power issue, then something that isn't the drive is broken.

It should still boot with an error that there is nothing to boot to if it were working. If it's not turning on at all, then for a laptop you should start by checking the power adapter. The cable often wears right by the connector where it plugs into the laptop. If that's okay, try taking the battery out. Sometimes an issue with the charging circuit will hose the rest of the computer. If it still doesn't work, then the next most common issue is a broken internal connection for the power adapter. This happens if the computer gets dropped and lands on the power cable while it's plugged in.

If your issue goes beyond the battery or the power adapter, it's often very difficult to fix without replacing components.

Yep, there are viruses that now can infect just speakers and microphones that use a inaudible frequency to infect systems

Can a virus infiltrate BIOS?

Very rare, but yes Not something you should even consider when diagnosing a problem like OP's though.

yes

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>Pro tip everyone here is infected

The screen would at random times completly spazz out like physcadelic tv static all colorful and shit and i would have to restart it

I always wondered why they changed the bios system. Now its confirmed.

So your video card is fucked up so what?

Video driver or graphics hardware failure. Start with the driver.

How do i fix?

Every time your machine has ever froze or lagged and needed to be rebooted it was tracking software stepping on a system process changing and installing another tracking software using that process.

Short answer yes. Likelyhood, very low

Go to the manufacturer's site for your laptop (Dell, HP, etc) and look up your model under the support or downloads section. Download the driver for graphics/video that matches what you have (Intel Display Driver, AMD Catalyst, or NVIDIA). Install it and see if that helps.

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>Pro Tip you cant you have been chosen.

How to install if laptop dont start?