Computer turns on when phone rings

[brida]

Any idea why a computer would turn itself on just because the phone rings? It is happening several times a day!

[Kerplunk]

Some computers have a "wake up on ring" function to enable you to recieve faxes or voicemail when the pc is off. Try looking in bios for this option, you probably have it enabled.

[samrbrimble]

Also, if you have found that this suddenly happened, it could be caused by a virus. I suggest that you update your virus checker and have a complete scan of your hard drive. Many regards.

[Pickle]

I agree with Kerplunk, check your BIOS. It might also be called 'wake on modem' It's very unlikely that a virus caused this but it's always worth updating your virus checker anyway.