Re: Can dialer viruses turn on the computer?

From: CarlosRivera (CarlosRivera_at_badnamefornospam.to)
Date: 03/27/05


Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 02:40:59 GMT

The machines are going to take over. :)

Martin, VK2UMJ wrote:
> Mine does, apparently! When I first got it the PC would keep switching
> its-self back on at odd times. Turns out it was the modem detecting spikes
> on the phone line and triggering a power-up. A change in the BIOS settings
> (or unplug the modem) solved the problem...



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