Can a virus turn a computer off? - by Bruce Tyson - Helium

Can a virus turn a computer off? - by Bruce Tyson - Helium

Virus infections often have unpredictable results: one of them is the ability to take control of your system. A virus can use your computer to host denial of service and other attacks, and it can do just about anything else that is programmatically possible. You can get some clues as to what viruses can do by reading the details of Microsoft Windows system updates or by perusing the Web site of a major antivirus program. The bottom line is that when controlled by a virus, your computer can perform any function that is executable through software, including shutdown.