Vulnerability Development: Re: Modern hw-killing virus feasible

[Ben Ford <bford () ERISKSECURITY COM>]

Ma Gores wrote:

> I'd like to ask about the possibility of a virus damaging a monitor....
>
> Reading from page 228 of the SuSe book that came with retail 6.4 (US
> edition)...  "Unless you have in-depth knowledge... nothing should be
> changed in the modelines, since this could cause severe damage to your
> monitor."
>
> Isn't there a *possibility* that someone could change the modelines,
> via a
> Linux virus, that would "cause severe damage to your monitor".
Not really, unless it's an old monitor.  Monitors today will blank if
they receive a signal that is out of their limits.

-b