VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM: Can a new charger install a virus on my laptop?

This reminds me of a client I had once. Believed she was being hacked when I had already physically removed any and all network devices from the system. No ethernet or wireless hardware of any kind.
This was the Win 98 days. OH, get this, the lady had wrapped the whole computer in foil. No joke true story.

NiceAndShy said:

Thank you for your replies!

Sorry for my questions I just want to make sure the charging device is secure for me to use

Just ensure you purchase the correct replacement adapter and you will be just fine.

NiceAndShy said:

So I have nothing to worry about as far as the Targus device installing some kind of monitoring device to my Windows 10 or BIOS?

Can it send information back to the Internet?

NO.

NiceAndShy said:

Thank you for your reply!

So I have nothing to worry about as far as the Targus device installing some kind of monitoring device to my Windows 10 or BIOS?

Can it send information back to the Internet?

it might ....who knows really ...

@NiceAndShy, did you have concerns about the original charger "installing some kind of monitoring device to my Windows 10 or BIOS?"

Now it seems you do for the Targus device. Why is that?
Is it because someone talked to you about that, maybe something you read or maybe you had run into a situation that your laptop had been compromised somehow?

EDIT. The subject of your thread is "VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM: Can a new charger install a virus on my laptop?"
--- If that's your real concern. let us know why. Let's stop the mystery please.
--- Replacing your battery with the correct battery is the utmost solution.

As far as the performance of the Targus device which you seem to be interested in, we can't tell if it suits the specifications for your laptop.

Are you having a difficult time researching the laptop manufacturer and the recommended the matching charger? We can help you on that if you'd like.