Yes. It is very feasible. If the malware is smart enough it could cause damage to Windows registries and make the HDD no longer bootable. With good software for recovery however, it can be fixed.
Maybe. Malicious code cannot erase your HDD physically. Malicious code is really just electrical pulses on data, so in no way can it erase your hard drive. However, if the hacker is smart enough, the HDD could be erased as in physically damaged if the hacker knows how to compromise SATA controllers within the HDD and cause them to overheat, erasing your HDD.
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Malicious code can corrupt files, erase your hard drive, and allow hacker access to your system. However, it does not make your computer more secure; rather, it typically exploits vulnerabilities and compromises security. The primary goal of malicious code is to cause harm or gain unauthorized access, not to enhance security.
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To completely erase the data on the hard drive.
To completely erase the information on your hard drive, you can try a third-party tool like iReaShare Data Wipe, which can completely erase your files, folders, hard drives, and external devices on a PC.
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Reinstalling Windows will not erase the hard drive unless you tell it to reformat the hard drive before reinstalling the operating system. You will have to reinstall all your programs that were installed prior to reinstall but all your saved files will still be there.
It can erase your hard drive!They can delete your files.
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The most conventional way is to get a giant magnet, and slide it across your hard drive atleast 7 times. WARNING: Only do this if you truly want to destroy/erase it.
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdxSubstitute the appropriate drive letter for x. Be very careful that you do not erase the wrong hard drive.
Erase the data of Rock Band on your hard drive.