Posted October 8, 2014 I'm curious, my friends computer has a virus and I was wondering of I can just replace a single component and solve the problem? Is there one single component affected? Or is the whole computer a goner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 8, 2014 A virus could get into your motherboard BIOS and mess with it. But most likely if there was a virus, then it would be the hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 8, 2014 It's most likely the HHD/SSD/SSHD Because he had a hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 8, 2014 Troll post? Install an anti-virus such as avast on it, and install malwarebytes anti-malware and do a full scan. Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 8, 2014 You probably don't need to replace anything. Try reinstalling the OS. That should do the trick. i5 4670k (can OC to 4.4Ghz) - Hyper 212 evo w/ AC MX2 - XFX Radeon R9 280X - 8GB ADATA XPG V2 DDR3-1600 - MSI Z87 G41 - Corsair CX600M 600W PSU - 1TB HDD - 120GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 8, 2014 Always try antivirus and malware removal software first. Don't just go replacing hardware and hoping it will go away. And obviously, if you remove storage you won't be able to access it or boot to your operating system (if you remove the drive it is installed on). Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 8, 2014 Viruses are software not hardware. If removal fails, you can always just re-install windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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