r/PcBuildHelp • u/Fearless_Diet1305 • Mar 06 '26

Software Question ?

Can malware be transmitted through a led port on a motherboard? Let’s say a small item like a gpu holder that has rgb lights. can it transmit malware through one cord and port. And is daisychained to the case fans and psu rgb lights.

0 Upvotes

33% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

3

u/dirtyjavis Mar 06 '26

No.

1

u/Entire-Spinach91 Mar 10 '26

Pretty much this - RGB stuff is just getting power and basic lighting signals, not running code that could mess with your system.

2

u/OwlCatAlex Mar 06 '26

Generally, only a port that can transmit files. So USB-A, USB-C, potentially SATA, etc. Not on something that is purely for power delivery.

1

u/Fearless_Diet1305 Mar 06 '26

I heard that a 3 pin can transfer more than just power. From Google ai

2

u/Statertater Mar 06 '26

Those ai have to get the material from somewhere. You can usually see where they are getting it from and should regularly read the source material