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by V R Rutledge
A short answer would be yes but, before you jump to any conclusions, we have to remember that, strictly speaking, a virus is just a self-replicating microprogram. All it can do is overwrite data and maybe destroy an Operat...read more
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Yes, an infection by a computer virus can shut down your computer. The traditional "virus" may not be able to, but it can be carrying a "payload" which will possibly rewrite the hard drive or corrupt it beyond booting up. ...read more
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