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When my computer is in sleep mode, can I get a virus, trojan horse, spyware ---ANY malware ?
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
no, your hard drive is off along with most of the system.
It is not possible.
The only way would be for the hacker to send a wake command to your modem or network card.
If you have wake on lan disabled it is totally not possible .
@Kailan Blanks
Look up how sleep works. In sleep the hard disk is not active nor is the cpu. You can not execute code in sleep mode. A hacker would need to send a wake command to the computer to get the system out of sleep to run commands.
- 1 decade ago
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The only way would be for the hacker to send a wake command to your modem or network card.
No, This Is Incorrect.
The system is on Sleep, Not Off.
Windows is running and hackers can send a Virus through the internet and to your PC.
So it is best to keep your PC Off or at least turn of your Wireless Adapter.
