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Re:Ask HN: What stops a random USB device from rooting Windows? by ComradePhil on Monday April 18, 2022 @04:53PM (#31076387)
I found this which claims to block these attacks: https://www.gdatasoftware.com/antivirus-windows

> USB Keyboard Guard

> Protects you against manipulated USB devices that pretend to be keyboards, even though they look like USB sticks or external hard drives.

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Re:Ask HN: What stops a random USB device from rooting Windows? by daedalus2027 on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:32PM (#31078484)
Still doesn't protect you from a wireless reply attack assuming no encryption in your device is present or hid spoofing. The safest scenario will be using encryption always even with cable keyboard/mouse and a pre-auth with a public/private key scheme like the one in android debugger bridge or TLS.
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