No known viruses destroy data, though many block it.
trojan
a virus that destroys the hard drive also know as the (d:) is syphillis
A computer worm or a worm virus is something that goes into your computer and destroys yourfiles.
It is a destructive virus that rewrites itself and is an executable program with its own code. It usually destroys the program it infects.
it depends on the type. Virus can steal data, corrupt data, and modify data without your permission
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No, it is a virus that usually destroys the *immune*system of primates.
Computer viruses can be enormously damaging to the computer and to the data in the computer. They are far from harmless.
An overwrite virus is a type of virus that replaces or overwrites data on a computer system with its own malicious code, rendering the original data unusable. These viruses can cause data loss or corruption, and are designed to hide their presence and avoid detection by antivirus programs.
If the program is a virus, it is intended to harm your computer, make your computer a zombi or to gather your personal data from your computer for criminal use.
You may have to accept that the data on your hard drive may be lost. The damage from the virus may NOT be repairable. Everything I've read about this virus indicates that it destroys data. You CAN boot from your operating system CD ROM and see if you can save data from the drive before you reformat it - I also read something about booting from the Norton Antivirus CD to eliminate the virus - I'd try this first. Bottom line is that you have run into a NASTY virus that has probably killed your poor pc.
My computer got a virus in the third year we had it and all the data was lost so you should be prepared and have some kind of memory card to hold all the data.