How do computer virures affect wireless networks?

what is the mechanism in which computer virures affect wireless networks and hamper it's security?

How do computer virures affect wireless networks?virus protection

If your computer or any other computer on the network is infected with a virus / worm, it may try to spread itself over the network, overloading the network and eventually brings down the wireless access point, halting the entire wireless network. It very much works the same way as it does on a wired network.

How do computer virures affect wireless networks?agv

Computer viruses affects wireless network by either disabling them or by taking control of them in order to do undesirable things.

The security can be hampered in a way that the user name or password of many people may fall into wrong hands. or if network is under control of someone through a virus, it can create havoc with the files that may be shared via that network.
they do as they do for the wired networks.

the mechanism for wireless is they spread through WAP(Wireless application protocol), through all the programs alike wired networks.
Virus traffic can significantly affect the wireless network. It is critical that your machine be clean of any existing worms and/or viruses and patched for future ones. Please be sure to have Anti-Virus software installed including the most up-to-date definitions (DAT files). If you do not have Anti-Virus software you may download McAfee free from OIT by visiting the OIT Virus Help Page. During the installation be sure to 'Update Now' and 'Run On-Demand Scan'. To read about current virus threats and to sign up for the Virus Alerts Notification program visit the OIT Virus Alert Page. To make sure your machine is patched visit Microsoft Windows Update and install all available updates.
there are some people and company who have some wrong id , creating some curious or junk mail.As soon u will open this type of site or mail. they will know ur ip address.after they will send continously mail and they will take control over ur system network,and installed that virous programme which will make ur system file corrept so that it will not be useful for u.through this way ur system will be dumb.ie it will mallfunction of data residing ur computer
This answer is just contradicting my gender. But.....

Viruses are like women, they can have an affect on you whenever and wherever.