Is it possible that a computer virus would cause a lap top to shut off and have problems with keyboard, etc?

Question

have a lap top that just has been switching off repeatedly and the power button has to be pressed several times to start it, and the keys on the keyboard were typing the wrong thing or not working for awhile, then they started working fine, but he power issue is still there.

all this has happened in the past week.

Thanks for your answers!

Answer 1

man theres a virus developed every like 5 mins so it could be a virus but since it's messing up ur start-up it shouldn't be. it could be your power supply stuffing up as with the keyboard did u spill water on it?

it could evan be a separate virus. i don't really know i reckon you go take it to something who knows

P.S my mobile Niki E35 does the same thing lol at the moment but it goes away in like 3 days dont know why just does  

Answer 2

A virus would not effect the power button since the power would be off and the operating system needs to "run" the nasty virus in the first place. I believe you have a hardware issue. Either the button is bad or you have a faulty power supply on the computer. Problems with the keyboard may be related too. Moisture or debris can be a factor. Either way it's time to have a tech check it out for you.

I guarantee it's not a virus though.

Answer 3

have you tried taking the battery out and just running the laptop off the mains?

when batterries are near their end they do some funny things to your computer.

Answer 4

Download.Malwarebyes Anti Malware.Sounds like a trojan.That will remove anything you have from the root.

Answer 5

Its not a virus why ask your self this one why would a virus turn of your lap top it cant work then??

Answer 6

viruses cant cause that. the best virus out there can do as much as causing your laptop to slow and making you see lots of viagra adverts but nah not to this extent

Answer 7

It is possible. I've heard my friends complaining of the same problem on Desktop PCs. Its caused the shutdown virus. Try googling for more information. I suppose the same exists in laptops also. I would recommend you to format your laptop. The over-heating thing has nothing to do with the laptop powering off automatically. Hope this helps. n please do mark my answer as the best, if you feel so. :-)

Answer 8

Run CHKDSK, it recovers missing files

Answer 9

you could try this

http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...