Re: Can dialer viruses turn on the computer?

From: Norman L. DeForest (af380_at_chebucto.ns.ca)
Date: 03/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:04:03 -0400

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005, David H. Lipman wrote:

> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:39:55 -0500
> From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
> Newsgroups: alt.comp.virus, alt.comp.anti-virus,
> microsoft.public.security.virus, comp.security.misc
> Subject: Re: Can dialer viruses turn on the computer?
>
> From: "Cautious Nerd" <Cautious@Nerds.com>
>
> | Our home phone service provider advised a friend to always disconnect
> | the phone line from the PC. The friend was apparently told that if one gets a
> | dialer virus/trojan, it can act even with the computer turned off. I
> | have a hard time seeing this. Is this just a case of
> | "miscommunafication"?
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Cautious Nerd
>
> A "magic Packet" can be sent to the Network Interface Card (not Dial-Up) and a computer can
> be powered-up. This can be prevented by using a Cable/DSL Router on a Broadband Internet
> connection.
>
> If a PC is infected with a Trojan or Virus and it is powered off, the Trojan or virus is
> rendered inert and can not do anything until the PC angain powered-up.

Can't some of the newer PCs with hardware power-management built-in be
programmed to turn themselves on at a specific time? The real-time clock
can use its alarm feature to signal the power-management hardware to turn
on the computer. And a trojan or virus sould easily set that alarm. 

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